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World leaders hail Paris climate deal as ‘major leap for mankind’
The Guardian ^ | December 2015 | Staff

Posted on 12/13/2015 9:49:24 AM PST by yoe

Almost 200 countries sign historic pledge to hold global temperatures to a maximum rise of 1.5C above pre-industrial levels

[snip] The only previous UN climate agreement, the Kyoto protocol, required a number of rich countries to cut emissions marginally and was rejected by the US; the Paris deal applies to all nations. And while there will be no legal obligation for countries to cut emissions, the agreement includes a five-yearly global stocktake and a review mechanism to assess each country’s contributions.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
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To: yoe

Follow the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.


21 posted on 12/13/2015 10:14:48 AM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: Dilbert San Diego
Great Leaps have happened before.


22 posted on 12/13/2015 10:16:00 AM PST by o_1_2_3__ (Obama lied, people died - Holiday Edition)
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To: yoe

“Major leap”
More like a major heap of 3rd world cow dung.
And obama has directed the USA to that 3rd world.


23 posted on 12/13/2015 10:17:43 AM PST by FreedomGuru (Oil is as organic as Tofu and daffodils.)
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To: yoe
Invest in high voltage power lines from Mexico. It will be cheaper to build electric generators there and lie about their carbon consumption than to build them in the US.
24 posted on 12/13/2015 10:34:16 AM PST by KarlInOhio (CNBC = Clowns Neutered By Cruz)
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To: yoe

yeah, right off the cliff


25 posted on 12/13/2015 10:35:49 AM PST by NonValueAdded (In a Time of Universal Deceit, Telling the Truth Is a Revolutionary Act)
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To: yoe

Agree, over the cliff to disaster.


26 posted on 12/13/2015 10:36:05 AM PST by mulligan (I)
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To: yoe
"And while there will be no legal obligation for countries to cut emissions, the agreement includes a five-yearly global stocktake and a review mechanism to assess each country contributions."

"...no legal obligation..."! Another party for the bosses of each nation. Bet the poor countries were really glad to get included this time so they could wear their finest regalia, worthless medals and all.

27 posted on 12/13/2015 10:50:17 AM PST by A Navy Vet (An Oath is Forever)
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To: yoe

World Leaders return Home to Sell this pile of Bull to their citizens and become former World Leaders


28 posted on 12/13/2015 10:58:33 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: yoe

Back to living in caves is an accomplishment?


29 posted on 12/13/2015 11:34:38 AM PST by Retired Chemist
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To: yoe
Almost 200 countries sign historic pledge to hold global temperatures to a maximum rise of 1.5C above pre-industrial levels

This statement is utter nonsense! The 200 countries certainly can keep household temperatures under control, but global temperatures are influenced by the Sun.

We have zero control over the Sun.

Almost 200 countries sign historic pledge to hold temperatures to a maximum rise of 1.5C above pre-industrial levels...

30 posted on 12/13/2015 11:39:18 AM PST by olezip
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To: Brilliant

This is the biggest scam ever against the American people


31 posted on 12/13/2015 11:44:49 AM PST by ronnie raygun (If we dont stand we will fall hard)
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To: yoe

what a colossal racket ‘man-caused climate change’ is-

1: Announce that there is a problem- provide no actual science backing it up- just extrapolate and manipulate data and lie

2: Declare that we need to act now to ‘fix’ the problem

3: Create and attend a climate conference to make it look official

4: in 30 years when NOTHING changes declare “We have succeeded in preventing the climate from getting too warm- thank you all for your donations to help the cause”

What a freakin racket!

It’s like going into someone’s house who have NO termites- telling them they do have termites- bankrupt them ‘fixing’ the problem they can’t see- and telling them that their money has prevented further damage while warning them NOT to tear apart their walls to check for themselves


32 posted on 12/13/2015 11:52:20 AM PST by Bob434
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To: yoe
"A Major Leap"


33 posted on 12/13/2015 11:56:10 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (0bama "more interested in promoting homosexuality in the military than he is in defeating our enemy")
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To: olezip

[[Almost 200 countries sign historic pledge to hold global temperatures to a maximum rise of 1.5C above pre-industrial levels]]

They know damn well that even if the world did NOTHING to reduce CO2 the climate is NOT going to rise more than 1.5C- and when temps infact go down, like they know it’s going to they will now get to say “See folks, our efforts have worked- we’re reducing the earth’s temperatures- your efforts are helping- but we can’t stop now- we can’t get back to the dangerous temperatures were at 30 years ago- we must continue our efforts to combat climate change (ALL while IGNORING THE FACT that the climate is changing in the other direction!)

What a freakin Racket!


34 posted on 12/13/2015 11:57:22 AM PST by Bob434
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To: TheDon

[Talk about a New World Order...]

Excatly- this was the first step to world domination by a one world government- right now it’s just ‘an agreement’ with no means of enforcing it- but in following years you will see an international enforcement tribunal created by the UN to punish those who don’t comply-


35 posted on 12/13/2015 12:01:23 PM PST by Bob434
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To: yoe

This is also a war against the poor, since they have the most to lose if they are condemned to using inefficient fuels.


36 posted on 12/13/2015 12:16:56 PM PST by lastchance (Credo.)
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To: yoe

Well this will ‘cool’ down those terrorists. They’ll get to liking us now.

Besides the climate heat was probably why they’re always in a killin’ mood.


37 posted on 12/13/2015 12:26:56 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U (0bama's agenda�Divide and conquer seems to be working.)
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