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| Hot air: UN climate talks to create 13,000 tonnes of carbon |
| 2008-12-02 |
| Staging a global forum on climate change is a dilemma, for it adds to very problem it is trying to solve. How about a video conference? Or maybe some emails. Around 13,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) will add to Earth's greenhouse effect from the December 1-12 meeting of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the UNFCCC said. That estimate is based on a turnout of 8,000 people, but as of Sunday 10,657 people had registered for the talks. Poland, which is hosting the meeting, "plans to offset the total emissions resulting from the conference once a final calculation has been made," the UNFCCC said. The modern equivalent of buying indulgences. Under offsets, anyone emitting carbon can invest in a scheme that mitigates the pollution by the same amount. Typical projects involve reforestation or transferring cleaner technology to developing countries in order to ease their own emissions of greenhouse gases. More like easing their own guilty consciences, if they have any. A suggestion: unplug Al Gore's house for a awhile. Put your (our) money where your mouth is. The UNFCCC, based in Bonn, is sending 200 people to the Poznan talks, who are traveling by the most "carbon-friendly means possible," either by train or bus, it said. The Poznan talks are a stepping stone to a new global treaty on climate change, scheduled to be concluded in Copenhagen in December 2009. Watch your wallets, good people. My bet is that the new treaty will be Kyoto on Steroids. Greenhouses gases are so called because they linger in the atmosphere and trap the heat from the Sun, instead of letting it radiate out into space. As a result, Earth's surface is slowly warming, inflicting potentially dangerous impacts on its climate system. Most greenhouse gases come from the burning of oil, coal and gas. Emissions from the Poznan talks come principally from delegate travel and heating and lighting the conference venue. And flambe's. Don't forget the lighting of the desserts. |
| Posted by:Alaska Paul |
| #5 Simply convince them that not-breathing will end pollution of several million units of carbon dioxide, also to help promote plant growth, simply lay down at the base of some tree (Fruit or nut bearing preferably) and cease polluting the atmosphere(Stop breathing). I see it as a win-win situation. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2008-12-02 17:46 |
| #4 At least an additional 13,000 Tonnes of bullshit would be produced as well. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-12-02 09:29 |
| #3 Well at least it's done some good. For plant growth anyway. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2008-12-02 05:01 |
| #2 ION RIAN/OTHER > A NEW SUN SPELLS NEW TROUBLE!?; + RUSSIAN WEATHER OFFICIAL SAYS GLOBAL WARMING TO CONTINUE [thru to Year 2015]. Lest we fergit, ME > 2012 = QUAKE HEARD/FELT AROUND THE WORLD [Global Quakin']. *OWG-NWO= "GLOBALISM" = LEXINGTON-CONCORD??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-12-02 02:12 |
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| Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2008-12-02 01:42 |