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2006-10-28 Europe

Figures reveal Europe falling far short of climate targets

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Posted by .com 2006-10-28 01:10|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Kyoto isn't working, but then it doesn't matter because it's pointless anyway.

Posted by phil_b 2006-10-28 03:21|| 2006-10-28 03:21|| Front Page Top

#2 Give 'em time, they'll figure it out.

Posted by gorb 2006-10-28 04:10|| 2006-10-28 04:10|| Front Page Top

#3 Believe it or not, the local news here in Oz is blaming record early summer snow on 'Climate Change'. This idiocy is unrelenting.

Posted by phil_b 2006-10-28 06:30|| 2006-10-28 06:30|| Front Page Top

#4 Shut down the Power Plants!!!!
We're going to exceed our limit!!!!
This is all George Bush's fault!!!
If we integrated our muslim immigrants better this never would have happened!!!

Posted by bigjim-ky 2006-10-28 08:32|| 2006-10-28 08:32|| Front Page Top

#5 The findings published yesterday, based on national projections compiled by the staff of Stavros Dimas, the EU environment commissioner, are designed to spur European leaders into pressing for tougher targets in the second, post-2012 round of Kyoto at a UN conference on climate change in Nairobi early next month.

Designing findings and facts. Isn't that what Kyoto and climate change is all about?

Posted by badanov 2006-10-28 09:17|| http://www.freefirezone.org]">[http://www.freefirezone.org] 2006-10-28 09:17|| Front Page Top

#6 Let's see if I get the italics right THIS time

The commission's projections come ahead of Monday's report by Sir Nicholas Stern, former chief economist at the World Bank, which will warn that climate change could push the global economy into the worst recession in recent history.

Sir David King, the government's chief scientific adviser, said this week that the Stern report showed that "if no action is taken we will be faced with the kind of downturn that has not been seen since the great depression and two world wars".

The findings published yesterday, based on national projections compiled by the staff of Stavros Dimas, the EU environment commissioner, are designed to spur European leaders into pressing for tougher targets in the second, post-2012 round of Kyoto at a UN conference on climate change in Nairobi early next month. The 25 governments have set targets of up to 30% cuts by 2020 and 80% by 2050, but not made them binding.

Two things.

Firstly, it IS all about power: the commission released the projections and has tailored the findings to FORCE someone else to do something they want.

Secondly, it is interesting that, in the face of abject failure, they decide the best option is to pretend to go on the attack and propose more agressive targets. Perhaps they strive to hide their failure by adopting a level of enthusiam that would fool others into overlooking the obvious?

Posted by Ptah">Ptah 2006-10-28 13:29|| http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org]">[http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2006-10-28 13:29|| Front Page Top

#7 Ptah, and Mr Dimas... is threatening to slash the planned industry emission caps submitted by 18 countries...

Seems that the kind of downturn that has not been seen since the great depression and two world wars would br entirely self made.

Brilliant fellas, simply brilliant!

Fer godsakes, I am just an average joe with average schooling in matters of economic and I am seeking new supply of boggles as I already ran out of my allotment.

Posted by twobyfour 2006-10-28 13:47|| 2006-10-28 13:47|| Front Page Top

#8 When you get your new one, insist on the heavy duty upgraded industrial strength one. And buy a spare ... mine seems to have to go to the shop for repair a lot lately.

Posted by lotp 2006-10-28 13:50|| 2006-10-28 13:50|| Front Page Top

#9 Ta Dah Ta Dah Ta Dahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
(*horns cease, neatly moved in formation to port arms*)

Hear Ye!!!!!!!! Hear Ye!!!!!! Hear Ye!!!!!!!!
Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you

His Eminance
The One and Only
the Most Indespensible

The Environment Commissioner of the European Union!!!!!!

(now where in the devil is the Minister for Climate Change? Must be stuck in traffic again, damn...he was supposed to be the intro act.)

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2006-10-28 16:07|| 2006-10-28 16:07|| Front Page Top

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