UN chief: World risks oblivion without deal to battle global warming

Yahoo News - AP ^ | 12/12/07 | JOSEPH COLEMAN

[westmichman]

If “oblivion” doesn’t work, try apocalypse.

[yldstrk]

Stewpid.

[Nuc1]

The hysteria level rises.

Indeed! I think we face oblivion if we don't dump the UN.

[Raycpa]

"One path leads to a comprehensive climate change agreement, the other to oblivion for the U.N.

[SuziQ]

Watermelons

[GOPJ]

Remember Edmund Muskie? Was really strong on Club of Rome, drank the kool-aid, one of the first big names to do so.

I remember Muskie - but not that he fell for "The Club". Thanks for reminding me.

[Mike Darancette]

Ban urged quick action as negotiators worked on a final conference decision document. A version obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday included guidelines for industrialized countries to cut their emissions overall by 2020 by between 25 percent and 40 percent.

Fact is that if the industrialized countries cut their overall emissions by 40% by 2020 the increased output by the developing world will insure that CO2 concentrations will continue to increase. They know this of course but it doesn't matter because the developed world will be crippled financially and that is all that matters.