Posted on 11/22/2018 7:44:14 AM PST by yesthatjallen
The UN’s environment chief, Erik Solheim, has resigned following severe criticism of his global travels and internal rule-breaking which led some nations to withhold their funding.
The Guardian understands Solheim was asked to resign by the UN secretary general, António Guterres. Sources at the UN Environment Programme (Unep) said that countries unhappy with Solheim’s conduct were holding back tens of millions of dollars, threatening a financial crisis at the body.
A draft internal UN audit leaked to the Guardian in September found Solheim had spent almost $500,000 (£390,000) on air travel and hotels in just 22 months, and was away 80% of the time. The audit said this was a “reputation risk” for an organisation dedicated to fighting climate change.
A UN staff union leader called some of the revelations “mind-blowing” and a prominent climate scientist accused Solheim of “obscene CO2 hypocrisy”.
The audit said Solheim had “no regard for abiding by the set regulations and rules” and had failed to account properly for some of his travel. He also unofficially allowed chosen staff to work from Europe rather than at Unep headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. Solheim told the Guardian he had already paid back money for instances of oversight and made changes where other rules had been broken.
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Illustrating true liberalism: Rules for thee but not for me.
ROFL, just another Gore-bot climate fraud....
“The audit said this was a “reputation risk” for an organisation dedicated to fighting climate change. “
Notice they’re more concerned with how they look (reputation) than with the actual environment.
If withholding money can bring about change in the UN’s “leadership,” maybe the United States should consider boycotting its “dues” until it gets a little more respect from that corrupt socialist cabal.
And that it’s ALWAYS about the $$$
ALWAYS..
First they vent their scorn and disdain for Americans because we don’t travel abroad enough. Then they rip into people because they do.
“maybe the United States should consider boycotting its “dues” until it gets a little more respect from that corrupt socialist cabal.”
I think the chances of the UN ever becoming what it was supposed to be are nil. It is proof positive that “world government” would result in the entire world becoming Venezuela. That being the case, we should start the disengagement process or UNEXIT!” And of course the mechanism for disengagement should start with a wholesale reduction in our financial support. Secondarily, we should start cutting all of our foreign aid. We have just been financing Socialism/Marxism around the globe.
“Always the f...ing dollars!”
The nerve of that climate-criminal polluting the skies ! The cretin should be in prison in antartica for the rest of his worthless un bureaucrat life.
Well, without their frequent flying, and frequent use of gas-guzzling vehicles, and high-electric bills homes, how would they be able to convince the world of the “climate change”/global-warming crisis?
If they complied with their own advice to save the environment and kill fossil-fuels, they wouldn’t be able to request funding for their projects and to redistribute the rich world’s wealth.
George Washington took his oath of office in New York City. In his Farewell Address he warned against foreign entanglements. Today New York City is the home of the globalist United Nations that erodes the sovereignty of the United States. It also has a socialist mayor. Somehow things have gone very wrong in the United States.
This is only ONE of his places, though:
That's Al Gore, the yuge enviro who wants you to ride in a hybrid Yugo as he flies in a yuge JET.
accused Solheim of “obscene CO2 hypocrisy”...
Hey Vette, weren’t you accused of that once?
I think it’s a felony.
Do what I did. I told them I didn’t give a #### about CO2 levels so I wasn’t a hypocrite.
I walked out scott free :)
They want to shove their socialist Contrails down your throat and Jerry Brown Air-Pollution up your nostrils.
They can try but three will be dead and three more will be in ICU before they take me down.
I HATE HATE HATE HATE being told what is best for me or what I can or can’t do or drive or use.
Hasn’t ALWAYS worked out perfectly for me and I learned a lot of lessons the hard way.
Still wouldn’t have had it any other way.
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