Christiana Figueres was executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change from 2010 to 2016.
Posted on 09/13/2018 9:45:12 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Climate change is here now, and it’s time to urgently ask ourselves: What kind of future do we want to work toward? The air we breathe is key to answering this question. Global warming is not just manifesting in devastating fires, floods and heatwaves; its causes are impacting nearly every breath we take.
A recent World Health Organization report said that nine out of 10 people on the planet breathe dangerous air, and an estimated 7 million premature deaths a year are caused by air pollution-related diseases, including stroke and heart disease, respiratory illness and cancer.
The most vulnerable people are impacted the hardest. Fossil fuel combustion byproducts have been deemed one of the most serious threats to children’s health and global equality. Emerging evidence indicates that pollution from coal combustion and motor vehicles has been linked to development delays, reduced IQ and autism in children.
Carrying on along this trajectory is irresponsible and absolutely unacceptable.
But another trajectory is emerging as more people are standing up and campaigning for their inalienable right to clean air - and therefore, to life. On Wednesday in San Francisco, the Global Climate and Health Forum is bringing together 250 leaders to generate momentum and commitments for action on climate and health.
We know that a comprehensive response to climate change could be “the greatest global health opportunity of the 21st century.” The New Climate Economy report just out shows it will also deliver at least $26 trillion in economic gain over business as usual by 2030.
However, to do this within the window of time we have left to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, we must act with boldness and unprecedented urgency. There is no time to lose. Every breath matters.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Christiana Figueres was executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change from 2010 to 2016.
Climate change was here hundreds and thousands of years before any of us were born. Duh.
I’m patiently waiting for the day when we can hunt these people with dogs.
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Get back to me when there’s other “solutions” than more money & government control, Christiana.
"I like the way you think..."
A recent World Health Organization report said that nine out of 10 people on the planet breathe dangerous air, and an estimated 7 million premature deaths a year are caused by air pollution-related diseases, including stroke and heart disease, respiratory illness and cancer.
Oh, this will do:
Glaciers covered the Eastern US down to lower New England. Glaciers covered Europe down to France.
They are gone. The natural phenomenon that made them recede is STILL ACTIVE.
If the planet is unacceptable to you Christiana, I suggest you leave it.
More air for those with brains.
“...Get back to me when there’s other “solutions” than more money & government control, Christiana....”
Therein lies the truth of the whole matter. Follow the money trail. They’re lusting after the billions that will be confiscated by legalized theft (taxes) to line their coffers....and their pockets. It’s all insane leftist BS to garner billions of dollars. We need to lock em up in insane asylums to Make America Safe Again.....MASA!!!!!
So Christiana has been sucking on tailpipes?
As far as “climate change” is concerned, I’ve yet to get a coherent answer to a question.
And that question is, since Earth has had numerous ice ages in history, and the ice ages ended due to global warming, isn’t climate change a natural phenomenon which we have no control over?
I read the 1st 4 sentences then said to myself “this had to be a woman writing this.”
"This is probably the most difficult task we have ever given ourselves, which is to intentionally transform the economic development model, for the first time in human history.
"This is the first time in the history of mankind that we are setting ourselves the task of intentionally, within a defined period of time to change the economic development model that has been reigning for at least 150 years, since the industrial revolution. That will not happen overnight and it will not happen at a single conference on climate change, be it COP 15, 21, 40 - you choose the number. It just does not occur like that. It is a process, because of the depth of the transformation."
--Christiane Figueres, Executive Secretary of UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) 2015 speech
So, yeah.
Go to the link and read the comments. These people truly despise you. They will not go easily. CWII.
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