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Kofi Demands Pot O' Money For Climate Thingy
Climate change is as serious as WMD: AnnanUN chief Kofi Annan demanded that world leaders give climate change the same priority as they did to wars and to curbing the spread of weapons of mass destruction. There's just no money innit. Annan made the This puppy's got legs. In his valedictory speech to the annual meeting, the UN secretary-general painted a sombre tableau about the effects of climate change, especially on impoverished countries that were least to blame for it. Do it. For the ChildrenĀ. And he lacerated the fast-shrinking minority of politicians or scientists who still denied there was any threat as "out of step, out of arguments and out of time." Shut up, damnit, this is the best scam ever! Climate change imperils agriculture through drought and coastal cities through rising sea levels, poses a health threat by spreading mosquito-born disease and could lead to billion-dollar weather calamities, said Annan. No hyperbole here, this is some dire shit, d00ds! We promise we'll take really good care of your moeny. Really. Trust us. "Climate change is also a threat to peace and security," he warned. "Changing patterns of rainfall, for example, can heighten competition for resources, setting in motion potentially destabilising tensions and migrations, especially in fragile states or volatile regions. Um, and there's some other really dire shit over here, too! See how shiny it is? We're only here to help. "There is evidence that some of this already occurring; more could well be in the offing." Pony up. This is gonna be extra dire. Annan declared: "The message is clear. Global climate change must take its place alongside those threats -- conflict, poverty, the proliferation of deadly weapons -- that have traditionally monopolised first-order political attention." We've figured out that you can't watch both hands. Ministers or their stand-ins at the 189-nation meeting of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are under pressure to spell out by Friday their commitments for deepening cuts in greenhouse-gas emissions. Better hurry! Don't be the last on your block! Bandwagon effect! The spotlight is being placed on Brazil, China and India -- big-population developing countries whose carbon pollution has surged in line with their economic growth. Ooooh. The Spotlight of Doom! The European Union (EU) hopes these countries will signal they will join rich nations in making binding curbs in their emissions when negotiations start next year to reshape the UNFCCC's Kyoto Protocol after it expires in 2012. No, no, we're not trying to keep you down - perish the thought. You're another shiny distraction. Every Magician has to control the audience's focus so the, um, "Magik" can occur... The United States, meanwhile, which walked away from Kyoto in 2001, is being scrutinised for any gesture towards the pact in the light of last week's US elections, in which the Democrats wrested control of Congress away from President George W. Bush's Republicans. Please? Pretty please? We'll sing your DhimmiDonk praises and, well okay, we'll let you in on the scam. The United States by itself accounts for a quarter of the world's greenhouse gas output, although its position as No. 1 polluter could soon be overtaken by China, a major burner of coal. US: Here's your bludgeon - use it and earn your keep. China: See? We can keep 'em distracted thinking we're making headway with youse guys and being all even-handed 'n stuff. It's a slam-dunk. Greenhouse gases trap the Sun's heat instead of letting it radiate out into space. Oooooh - science! Dazzle 'em with isolated factoids! As a result, Earth's atmospheric temperature is rising, and many scientists are convinced this is already starting to affect the climate system. Post hoc ergo propter hoc, baby. Are ya dazzled, yet? This is the whole story - don't look over there! And it's almost too late! The evidence for this comes through thinner snow cover in the European alps, shrinkage of the Greenland icesheet and Arctic ice cover, and a retreat in Siberian permafrost. We are data manipulation specialists! No, no, don't look over there - we have all we need, thanks. Experts are demanding swingeing cuts in the pollution to avoid prolonged droughts and floods or melting of the Antarctic icesheet that could unleash an alarming rise in sea levels. Be afraid! Be very afraid! The Nairobi conference, which began on November 6, yielded its first significant progress on Tuesday with deals on technical aspects of Kyoto's complex machinery. But don't worry your pointy little heads, we're experts at complex BS. They reached agreement on how a fund to help poor countries adapt to global warming will be managed, and on a five-year work programme to identify areas in rich and poor countries alike that could be vulnerable to climate change. See? It only takes a little more money and voila! In addition, they agreed rules for defining which projects should be eligible under Kyoto's "Joint Implementation" (JI) initiative. JI is a scheme by which rich countries that transfer clean technology to former Soviet eastern European countries can gain carbon credits that they can trade or offset against their own emissions goal. See? We have it all worked out. Money fixes everything! Financial experts on Tuesday warned climate change could so amplify the effect of weather disasters that droughts, storm surges and other natural catastrophes could cost as much as a thousand billion dollars in a single year by 2040. A Thousand Billion! Why, some would say that's a Trillion! Prediction 1: We will be dragged into this lunacy by the DhimmiDonks. Prediction 2: This will be Kofi's new gig after leaving the UN. Prediction 3: This will bring economic ruin to nations teetering on the edge, now, and bring others to the brink... all to benefit the scammers - a fraction of a cent for every dollar wasted - the scale and the fact that it can be done under the guise of moral authority, unassailable and able to get away with the "We'll investigate ourselves." no accountability ploy, is what makes it so inviting. Few threats to the world are as insidious, not to mention successful, as those which originate from the UN. It is a cesspool of thieves, hate-mongering misanthropes, and self-serving elitist whores - which has successfully stolen the mantle of legitimacy. The EU is a pale imitation of the UN, the ultimate source of perverse bunco and pyramid scam artists. Indeed, The Diplomad (I miss that guy...) nailed it: The Vulture EliteĀ. And since there's no profit when something dies naturally, they've decided to kill the global economy for personal gain. Posted by: .com 2006-11-16 |
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