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U.N. climate chief warns of ‘catastrophe’ if world leaders continue to dawdle
MarketWatch ^ | April 25, 2019 | by Associated Press

Posted on 04/26/2019 6:15:46 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. climate chief says world leaders must recognize there is no option except to speed-up and scale-up action to tackle global warming, warning that continuing on the current path will lead to “a catastrophe.”

Patricia Espinosa stressed in two recent interviews with the Associated Press that climate scientists are saying there’s still a chance to make things right “but the window of opportunity is closing very soon” and the world has 12 years until carbon emissions reach “a point of no return.”

That means the world needs to accelerate all efforts to keep from reaching that level, “and therefore all efforts are absolutely indispensable” to cut carbon emissions and keep temperatures from rising, she said.

Some top scientists say reaching the “tipping point” in 12 years is an oversimplification of a U.N. report last year.

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KEYWORDS: fakescience; globalclimate; globalism; globalwarming; hoax; irrelevant; propaganda; socialism; unitednations; warmingchange
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
but the window of opportunity is closing very soon” and the world has 12 years until carbon emissions reach “a point of no return.”

Gee, that's funny,

40 years ago they told us we only have 10 years,

30 years ago they told us we only have 10 years,

20 years ago they told us we only have 10 years,

10 years ago they told us we only have 10 years.

So now it's up to 12 years, so I guess that's good news.

21 posted on 04/26/2019 6:58:59 AM PDT by libertylover (Democrats hated Lincoln too.)
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To: A Navy Vet

Guy named Dan Pena did a test himself going to the north and south poles with his wife and he concluded it’s false, global warming isn’t affecting our earth, just wanted to put that out there in case you were interested. Also he said there have only been 12 people since the earth has formed that have done global warming tests, interesting right....?


22 posted on 04/26/2019 7:00:59 AM PDT by graciebraswell
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

let’s start with turning off the AC at the UN building.


23 posted on 04/26/2019 7:02:12 AM PDT by wny
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To: LouAvul

WTF is “humankind?”


24 posted on 04/26/2019 7:35:12 AM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isnÂ’t common anymore.)
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To: BenLurkin

OK!! Everybody pay attention!
Lesson for today:
1. The sun is 1,300,000 times as big as the earth.
2. The sun is a giant nuclear furnace that controls the climates of all its planets.
3. The earth is one of the sun’s planets.
4. The earth is a speck in comparison to the size of the sun.
5. Inhabitants of the earth are less than specks.
Study Question: How do less-than-specks in congress plan to control the sun?


25 posted on 04/26/2019 7:39:02 AM PDT by abclily
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Why is Central Park (in New York City) no longer encased in a 2,000 foot thick glacier as it was only a few thousand years ago?
26 posted on 04/26/2019 7:48:35 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Bill Barr:The Bill Belichick of Attorneys General)
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To: abclily

Hi, Lily. I’ve used this about 3 times on FB since we last talked.


27 posted on 04/26/2019 7:49:07 AM PDT by jimfree (My18 y/o granddaughter continues to have more quality exec experience than an 8 year Obama.)
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To: abclily
2. The sun is a giant nuclear furnace that controls the climates of all its planets.

And I read recently (within the last couple of years) that there's evidence that the climate is warming on Mars.

Is my SUV or my central heating causing *that* as well?

28 posted on 04/26/2019 7:51:23 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Bill Barr:The Bill Belichick of Attorneys General)
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To: graciebraswell
Don't know about your stats, but I believe in global warming and cooling. Why? Because this rock has gone through cold and hot cycles since its had an atmosphere. The main cause, a big bright yellow globe we see in the sky every day. A secondary cause is volcanic action, which is not as active nowadays.

More Sun spots = more heat in the solar system. Less Sun spots = cooling. The Sun is currently headed into sun spot minimum within its approximate 11 year cycle. I'm always befuddled that no one discusses this proven fact.

This is not like some guy on a white board trying to figure out Dark Matter. Sun spot activity is observable. It has been for decades.

Question for the AGW types: What exactly caused the Earth to warm up from the mini-ice age back around the Dark ages? It was long before the industrial revolution.

29 posted on 04/26/2019 8:03:10 AM PDT by A Navy Vet (I'm not Islamophobic - I'm Islamonauseous. Plus LGBTQxyz nauseous.)
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To: abclily
"How do less-than-specks in congress plan to control the sun?"

They don't and can't because they don't recognize the power of our Star and its cycles of cooling and heating on Earth and the other planets in our solar system. Read my reply above.

30 posted on 04/26/2019 8:07:10 AM PDT by A Navy Vet (I'm not Islamophobic - I'm Islamonauseous. Plus LGBTQxyz nauseous.)
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To: saintgermaine
as well as crazy unseasonable weather

There is nothing crazy or unseasonable about the weather. The media like playing up spring snowstorms and things like that for ratings. But they have zero knowledge of weather history and how often those events have happened in the past. There was nothing unusual about the floods either other than we don't see them every year, and the dikes have made them worse.

31 posted on 04/26/2019 8:08:51 AM PDT by palmer (...if we do not have strong families and strong values, then we will be weak and we will not survive)
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To: Gay State Conservative
only a few thousand years ago

The ice left about 15,000 years ago. Nonetheless your point is valid.

32 posted on 04/26/2019 8:11:37 AM PDT by palmer (...if we do not have strong families and strong values, then we will be weak and we will not survive)
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To: A Navy Vet
More Sun spots = more heat in the solar system. Less Sun spots = cooling. The Sun is currently headed into sun spot minimum within its approximate 11 year cycle. I'm always befuddled that no one discusses this proven fact.

It is discussed. There is no corresponding 11 year temperature cycle. Also when there are lots of spots the sun is dimmed and there is less heat sent out. That effect is temporary as the spots quickly rotate out of direct facing view. There are much more complicated weather effects from low solar than high solar activity. One effect is more blocking. That's neither cooling or warming, but can amplify cooling in the right circumstances.

33 posted on 04/26/2019 8:21:10 AM PDT by palmer (...if we do not have strong families and strong values, then we will be weak and we will not survive)
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To: palmer
The ice left about 15,000 years ago. Nonetheless your point is valid.

To a billionaire $15,000 is pocket change.To a planet with a history a billion (plus) years long 15,000 years is the blink of an eye.

34 posted on 04/26/2019 8:22:40 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Bill Barr:The Bill Belichick of Attorneys General)
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To: saintgermaine
For someone who never heard of this it may elicit a smile, on the other hand you may want to keep in mind that there has been a steady increase in earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, flooding all over as well as one season running into one another along with crazy weather patterns worldwide.

The number of major earthquakes and volcanic eruptions varies from year to year, decade to decade, century to century and probably almost any time frame studied. This is likely related to chance and a number of other factors that are not fully understood. “Crazy weather patterns” likely happen for the same types of reasons. Whether either type of activity is increasing depends largely on the time frame included in the study.

I am not sure that there is any real relationship to the “3600 signature cycle” that you have referred to in posts over the last year or so. I managed to find a few blogs and some of your other posts that mention this using an internet search, but no authoritative references or even information about who Velikovsky actually is. Do you have links that you can share?

https://poleshiftsigns.wordpress.com/

http://countdowntozerotime.com/2013/11/06/nibiru-is-approaching-the-jesuit-footage-classified-secretum-omega/

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3664097/posts?page=32

35 posted on 04/26/2019 8:22:50 AM PDT by fireman15
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

twaddle


36 posted on 04/26/2019 8:24:13 AM PDT by antidemoncrat
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If the left ever spoke the truth about anything they’d explode.


37 posted on 04/26/2019 8:27:12 AM PDT by DungeonMaster (Prov 24: Do not fret because of evildoers. Do not associate with those given to change.)
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To: Cobra64

Well, I could have said, “mankind”, but wouldn’t want to offend our gender neutral posters. Or, “bipedkind?”


38 posted on 04/26/2019 8:50:40 AM PDT by LouAvul (Freedom without responsibility is chaos. Next step? The Abyss.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Corporate training for internet security says:
“If you receive an email with a sense of urgency if nothing is done, it is probably someone trying to infiltrate your system and also the company”


39 posted on 04/26/2019 8:56:11 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: BenLurkin
Ahem. EVERYBODY wants to rule the World. . .
40 posted on 04/26/2019 9:00:44 AM PDT by Salgak (You're in Strange Hands with Tom Stranger. . . .)
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