There is no definition of success, so, I would say 
Posted on 11/02/2021 4:47:47 AM PDT by Kaslin
"Colossal Stakes as Leaders Meet to Talk Climate," ran the headline.
"The Last Best Hope," ran the subhead, which turned out to be a quote from resident Joe Biden's climate czar John Kerry.
But these alarmist headings were not atop an editorial. They topped the lead news story in Sunday's New York Times, the opening line of which set the tone for Glasgow: "The future is on the line."
Somini Sengupta, climate reporter, then laid out the "colossal stakes" of the summit.
"As presidents and prime ministers arrive in Glasgow this week for a pivotal climate summit, the outcome will determine, to a large extent, how the world's seven billion people will survive on a hotter planet and whether far worse levels of warming can be averted ...
"Already, the failure to slow rising temperatures -- brought on by the burning of oil, gas and coal -- has led to deadly floods, fires, heat, and drought around the world."
The hype is on. And the establishment media are playing their assigned role -- portraying a failure at Glasgow as a guarantee of the looming apocalypse.
The first leader the Times quoted was from Barbados. "That we are now so perilously close to the edge for a number of countries," said Prime Minister Mia Mottley, "is perhaps the tragedy of our times."
The theology of the climate crisis runs like this.
The planet has warmed by 1.1 degree Celsius since the Industrial Revolution. If warming rises to more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above 1900 levels, more and more terrible weather disasters will occur: wildfires, hurricanes of growing severity, droughts, coastal and river flooding, and islands sinking into the sea.
The only way to stave off "climate catastrophe" is for all nations to cut carbon emissions radically now and for the world to reach net zero emissions by midcentury.
A fast phaseout of the major emitters of carbon dioxide -- the burning of coal, oil and gas to heat homes, run cars and generate power -- and replacement of these fossil fuels with clean energy -- solar, wind, nuclear -- is a moral and political imperative.
But if such a radical transformation of national economies is the only way to avert the impending crisis, we should brace ourselves and prepare for that crisis. For there is no way the demanded changes in energy consumption are going to be made by 2030.
Consider.
The world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide is China, which burns half of the world's coal and is building new coal-fired plants even as the 30,000 summiteers gather in Glasgow.
China was given a license in the Paris climate accord of 2015 to burn all the coal it wishes until 2030, after which it has agreed to begin reducing carbon emissions. But the idea that China can or will convert in a few decades to wind, solar and nuclear power to run the world's largest manufacturing plant seems preposterous.
The U.S., the world's second largest emitter of carbon dioxide, gets 81% of its energy from oil, coal and natural gas. We depend on those fuels to heat our homes, run our vehicles and power our industry.
In his Build Back Better bill, Biden inserted a provision that would have imposed annually rising taxes on carbon producers and used the revenue to reward companies that reduced their reliance on fossil fuels.
The proposal had to be pulled out, lest it drag Biden's entire bill down to defeat. Lest we forget, Sen. Joe Manchin is from West Virginia.
India, the world's third largest emitter of greenhouse gases, is also, like China, dependent on coal. But, though its population is as large as China's, India is behind China industrially, and the standard of living of its 1.4 billion people is below that of China.
To demand that India begin to end its burning of coal and rely more on solar and wind is to demand that New Delhi accept a future where India's standard of living remains lower than that of China.
As for Russia, the fourth largest emitter of carbon dioxide, it is rich in fossil fuels and the leading supplier of natural gas to Europe. But Moscow manipulates the supplies of its natural gas to its customers for reasons of both revenue and politics.
Neither Chinese President Xi Jinping nor Russian President Vladimir Putin will even be present in Glasgow.
Saudi Arabia, the Gulf states and other OPEC nations depend for their national income on oil exports. If fossil fuels become forbidden fuels, what is to become of these nations?
Will they accept a future where their primary natural resource is gradually outlawed by the rest of the world? Will they be content to rely on the industrialized world to provide them with windmills and solar panels to power their economies?
The world's losers from this Glasgow summit are likely to be the billions of people who will never know the benefits of fossil fuels that produced the Industrial Revolution and created the affluent societies of the 20th century.
A failure cake topped with failure frosting. The only thing worse would be success.
Caterers, hoteliers, caddies, waitstaff, etc. are having great success wherever these Climate Freak losers travel. Keeping up with their luxury needs is a cottage industry.
Well said.
400 private jets flew in those Very Important People to Glasgow.
So, yes, it must be a crisis.
“If warming rises to more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above 1900 levels, more and more terrible weather disasters will occur: wildfires, hurricanes of growing severity, droughts, coastal and river flooding, and islands sinking into the sea.”
They say with no evidence or proof. The planet has been far warmer and far colder. We’ve had much more precious CO2 and less; we’d do well with more than we have now.
They are right. If temperatures rise by several degrees, dinosaurs, like Biden and Kerry might become extinct. Also, if a giant meteor strikes the planet, they likewise could become extinct, like the dinosaurs of old...hmmm. Sounds like a great theme for a disaster flick.
Gees, and I thought this was just going to result in another pud pulling contest and giant circle jerk.
They never intended to “fix” anything at this stupid meeting. It’s all distractions to take attention from the horrible economy which is getting worse by the day.
“Look we did something! Sorry about Christmas. Just lower your expectations, prole.”
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Of course. Everyone in Glasgow except maybe stooges like Biden, Kerry and Greta, knows full well that the whole thing is a money grab and a power play.
China makes 96% of the world's solar wafers, using brown coal to do so, not fickle solar power. With their economy growing about 8% per year, they need 8% more power plants per year, which amounts to more than a doubling of coal use every 10 years. They pay no import tariffs on their solar cells, yet building solar power plants to significantly power their economy just isn't viable.
LOESCH: ‘I’m Not Taking Lectures on the Environment’ from Global Elites Flying Private Jets to Scotland!
The First ^ | Nov 1, 2021 | Dana Loesch
Posted on 11/2/2021, 7:27:56 AM by jarheadtom
Dana Loesch called-out climate change hypocrites Monday after thousands of global elites flew their private jets to a United Nations conference in Glasgow, Scotland.
(Excerpt) Read more at thefirsttv.com ...
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4009007/posts
What's Hunter Biden got to do with it?
There is no definition of success, so, I would say
Dog and pony show designed to convince the prols to give up what remains of their liberty to “Save the planet”
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