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Climate change: 'Madness' to turn to fossil fuels because of Ukraine war
BBC ^ | 03/21/2022 | Matt McGrath

Posted on 03/21/2022 5:55:56 AM PDT by Kid Shelleen

The invasion of Ukraine has seen rapid rises in the prices of coal, oil and gas as countries scramble to replace Russian sources.

But Antonio Guterres warns that these short-term measures might "close the window" on the Paris climate goals.

He also calls on countries, including China, to fully phase out coal by 2040.

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"This is madness. Addiction to fossil fuels is mutually assured destruction."

Countries must "accelerate the phase out of coal and all fossil fuels," and implement a rapid and sustainable energy transition.

It is "the only true pathway to energy security."

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chat; chatforum; climatechangehoax; globalwarminghoax; mattmcgrath
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To achieve energy security we must phase out energy sources.
1 posted on 03/21/2022 5:55:56 AM PDT by Kid Shelleen
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To: Kid Shelleen

“We’ve always been at war with Climate Change, Winston.”...............


2 posted on 03/21/2022 5:58:51 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Kid Shelleen

These people are toxic. Either they have an horrific unspoken agenda, or they are stupid beyond words.

Either way, it’s tragic we allow them to have power, and eventually, we’ll have to fight them.


3 posted on 03/21/2022 5:59:04 AM PDT by brownsfan (It's going to take real, serious, hard times to wake the American public.)
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To: Kid Shelleen
"This is madness. Addiction to fossil fuels is mutually assured destruction."

Only two choices with this statement. This guy is either an idiot or a liar, maybe both. The world is weary of the climate-change. global-warming hoax.

4 posted on 03/21/2022 6:00:21 AM PDT by Blennos ( )
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To: Kid Shelleen

Coal kept my little butt warm while growing up, thank you coal. even if I did have to carry a gazillian buckets of you from the shed into the house.


5 posted on 03/21/2022 6:03:33 AM PDT by Graybeard58
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To: Kid Shelleen

Climate
Covid
Ukraine

They have a lot going on. And all of it based on lies.


6 posted on 03/21/2022 6:05:36 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Ukraine is not a good country and does not deserve active US support.)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Seems like the nut bagz are accelerating their push to lead us back to the stone age.


7 posted on 03/21/2022 6:08:29 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: Kid Shelleen
Just who the heck is Antonio Guterres?
And how much money is he getting from the American tech billionaires like Zuckerberg and Bezos?
And when is China going to tell this creep to go take a jump over a very deep cliff?
8 posted on 03/21/2022 6:08:35 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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He also calls on countries, including China, to fully phase out coal by 2040.

What do you suppose the chances are of China paying heed to little Tony?

9 posted on 03/21/2022 6:09:40 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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“This is madness. Addiction to fossil fuels is mutually assured destruction.”

I take it nobody asked this nitwit to explain the science behind that? Oh of course not. It’s like Rob Reiner almost every day calling Trump a criminal but never mentioning what law Trump broke or the evidence.

Right now the percentage of CO2 in the atmosphere is 0.04% or zero point zero. Does this idiot know what it takes to raise that even 0.01%?? We are talking 5,000 trillion metric tons of atmosphere to overcome. These schmucks act like all of humanity is stuck in some garage with cars running and we are all soon going to suffocate even though they support suffocation with masks.


10 posted on 03/21/2022 6:12:34 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: Kid Shelleen

unilateral disarmament redux

remember those nutjobs?

theyre back!


11 posted on 03/21/2022 6:14:15 AM PDT by joshua c (Dump the LEFT. Cable tv, Big tech, national name brands)
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To: Kid Shelleen

If these green lunatics are allowed to make policy, there will not only be severe poverty but widespread hunger and overt famine. The resulting wars will bring about unprecedented death, destruction and suffering. It would be far better to eliminate the green lunatics than to allow their policies to go forward and cause the death of billions.


12 posted on 03/21/2022 6:17:27 AM PDT by allendale
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Yeah……because solar panels and windmills are going to give us the energy we need at prices we can afford. If that’s not enough, we’ll harness unicorn farts.


13 posted on 03/21/2022 6:18:36 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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You’re NOT supposed to use CO2 %-age in the atmosphere, use PPM. %-age is not scary enough.

414 PPM is VERY SCARY!!!!


14 posted on 03/21/2022 6:23:39 AM PDT by C210N (Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Since the Covid-19 pandemic is dying the obvious way to continue controlling the Sheeple is “the Planet is dying because of Climate Change”.


15 posted on 03/21/2022 6:35:02 AM PDT by antidemoncrat
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To: Kid Shelleen

They’re idiots, but at least they are honest idiots. Not like the Brandon administration attempting to have it both ways; gutting the energy industry while pointing fingers away from themselves for rising gas prices. If they were at least honest about what was going to happen, people would be angry, but at least they wouldn’t look incompetent and dishonest.


16 posted on 03/21/2022 6:35:15 AM PDT by jimmygrace
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“But Antonio Guterres warns that these short-term measures might “close the window” on the Paris climate goals. He also calls on countries, including China, to fully phase out coal by 2040.”

Feel free to take the Ukrainian Army and FORCE China to comply with your directive.


17 posted on 03/21/2022 6:39:08 AM PDT by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart, I just don't tell anyone.)
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To: Kid Shelleen

What’s madness is these ignorant Leftists who can’t see reality when it’s kicking them in the teeth. Renewables simply don’t work. They’ve been pushed for several decades now, and they can’t even keep everyone warm in the winter, much less move all the cars trucks and airplanes necessary to maintain a worldwide standard of living reliably above that of the Stone Age.


18 posted on 03/21/2022 6:39:50 AM PDT by norwaypinesavage (Capitalism is what happens when you leave people alone.)
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To: Kid Shelleen

It’s madness to let Watermelon greens destroy the country.


19 posted on 03/21/2022 6:40:23 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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Renewable energy sources failed miserably in Texas in February 2021. The absence of common sense among liberals is clearly evident. The Biden Administration is pursuing the Green New Deal, but unlike AOC, they don't admit it.

What if we find ourselves at war with Russia? Are our ships, tanks, and planes going to abide by the Paris Accords on climate change? Rest assured Putin won't.

20 posted on 03/21/2022 6:45:34 AM PDT by Wallace T.
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