Posted on 11/29/2010 11:10:15 AM PST by NormsRevenge
CANCUN, Mexico (AFP) – A new round of UN climate talks got underway on Monday to appeals for action and compromise after the squabbles that drove last year's global summit in Copenhagen close to disaster.
"A richer tapestry of efforts is needed," UN climate chief Christiana Figueres warned, as she spelt out the tasks facing the 12-day conference in the Mexican resort city of Cancun.
"A tapestry of holes will not work -- and the holes can only be filled in through compromise."
President Felipe Calderon of Mexico, whose country is hosting the conference, also appealed for common purpose.
"Climate change is already a reality for us," he told delegates. "During the next two weeks, the whole world will be looking at you. It would be a tragedy not to overcome the hurdle of national interests."
Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCCC), warned of the penalties if the world dragged its feet.
The more man-made carbon gases that enter the atmosphere, the greater the warming of Earth's atmosphere and the worse the consequences for the planet's climate system, he said.
"Global emissions should peak no later than in 2015 and decline thereafter," he said, referring to the least costly scenario for averting drought, flood, rising seas and storms.
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Oxfam activists place a bottle with a message on the beach in Cancun, Mexico, on November 28. Nearly 200 countries were gathering in Cancun on Monday under the UN flag and behind tight security for a fresh attempt to craft a treaty to roll back the threat of climate change.(AFP/File/Ronaldo Schemidt)
VIDEO: Global talks on climate change resume in the Mexican resort of Cancun on Monday, facing a clamour for results or the prospect of limbo. (AFPTV)
I propose a Pilgrimage to Cancun to study how cold the beer gets at night poolside. UN funded, of course. ;-)
Greenpeace activists fly a hot air balloon at Kukulkan Castle in Yucatan, Mexico, on Sunday. Nearly 200 countries were gathering on Monday under the UN flag and behind tight security for a fresh attempt to craft a treaty to roll back the threat of climate change. (AFP/Luis Perez)
A image taken by DigitalGlobe?s WorldView-2 satellite shows people standing in a dry riverbed in New Mexico, US, earlier this month to show where the Santa Fe River should be flowing. A year after President Barack Obama worked personally to salvage the Copenhagen climate summit, a political shift leaves the United States with far less leverage while China moves ahead. (AFP/File/Ho)
So a bunch of rich, white, western elites meet in air conditioned luxury hotels to dine on steak and lobster and discuss how starving third worlders and the peasants at home shouldn’t dare even try to live the way western elites do.
A two-week, all expenses paid vacation in Cancun? Heck Yea!
“A tapestry of holes will not work”
What a fine tapestry of holes you have. A better collection has never been done.
Shame I haven’t ever been there.. I love traipsing thru and over ruins.. and pool bars... the local environment , mangroves and such, has been making a bit of a retreat for the last 40 years.. of course, it’s all global varming’s fault.. and bush’s too..
Chaos as heavy snow hits Scotland
Scotland has been hit by more heavy snow and freezing temperatures, bringing chaos to roads and transport links across the country.
White-out conditions affected several main roads, including the A9 between Perth and Dunblane, while many bus and rail services were disrupted.
Flights were suspended for a period at Edinburgh and Glasgow airports.
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Britain's Unusual Cold Snap To Last For Days
London, United Kingdom (AHN) - Britain's current sub-zero temperatures are considered a world record, including minus 17 degrees Celsius (1.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in Wales. This record-breaking cold snap accompanied by heavy snow is expected to create severe weather that could last into next week, according to forecasters.
Who is picking up the tab for this?
Global taxpayers..
Who pays for the UN?
Let’s see if Gore, Edwards, and the other GW hawks give up their stuff. If they do, then we can talk. Until then, there is NO way I will give up anything.
I believe one UN Climate Change official was recently quoted saying it’s not about climate but all about redistributing power and wealth.
THIS Santa Fe River?
LOL.
The only time it actually has water in it is a.) immediately after a (rare) rain or b.) a release from one of the upstream reservoirs that collect water for the city of Santa Fe (even more rare).
In other words, the photo is nothing more than propaganda -- typical Global Warming B.S.
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