Wednesday, December 07, 2011

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Kent tells Durban audience Kyoto is 'the past'
"A group of young Canadian activists were escorted out of Environment Minister Peter Kent's opening address to climate delegates in Durban, South Africa.

The six members of the Canadian Youth Delegation stood up and turned their backs to Kent when he spoke on Wednesday. They wore T-shirts that said: "Turn your back on Canada."

They were escorted out at about 12:30 p.m. local time and immediately had their accreditation revoked, according to a press release the group issued on Wednesday.

Brigette DePape -- the so-called rogue page who made headlines when she held up a "Stop Harper" sign during a throne speech in Ottawa this past summer -- was among the six people who took part in the protest during Kent's address."
I wonder who paid her airfare? Anyway, now we know what sort of brainpower the young people who show up at these conferences have. In a word: NONE!!
"Kent's address outlined Canada's position on climate change negotiations and the reasons Ottawa believes that the previously negotiated Kyoto Protocol, which expires next year, does not go far enough.

"Kyoto, for Canada, is in the past," Kent said, according to a copy of his statement that was released to the media on Wednesday.

However, the environment minister told his audience that Canada believes the negotiations that took place in Cancun last year resulted in more realistic and substantial commitments on climate change.

"The countries who have signed up for the Cancun Agreements cover over three quarters of global emissions -- already double those covered by Kyoto," said Kent
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Not good enough, Mr. Kent. When Canada walks away entirely from this scam, then, and only then, will it be "good enough".
"A handful of emerging countries that include China are putting pressure on wealthy countries to agree to a second round of commitments under the expiring Kyoto Protocol.

But Canadian officials have indicated that is something they won't do."
Even if a miracle happened and China signed on, it would not be "good enough". I want to see proof that CO2 emissions produced by human activity are the cause and proof that we can actually do something about what common sense and science tell us is a natural phenomenon. And not a minute sooner.

More here:
""The Kyoto Protocol is not where the solution lies — it is an agreement that covers fewer than 30 per cent of global emissions," Kent said.

"It is an approach that does not lead to more comprehensive engagement of key parties who need to be actively part of a global agreement. Nor does it provide for individual countries to take action that reflects national circumstances.

"It is for all these reasons that we have long said we will not take on a second commitment under the Kyoto Protocol."

The 1997 Kyoto Protocol expires next year.

A quartet of emerging powerhouses led by China is putting pressure on wealthy nations such as Canada to extend their Kyoto commitments.

The so-called BASIC bloc of Brazil, South Africa, India and China say they will step up their own efforts to reduce greenhouse gases if the world's richest countries take on a second round of commitments under the Kyoto Protocol.

Beijing has opened the once-firmly shut door to binding targets to lower China's emissions.

The lead Chinese negotiator told reporters that China is open to legally binding targets after 2020 as long as several conditions are met.

One condition is that rich countries such as Canada agree to take on a second round of commitments under the expiring Kyoto Protocol — something the federal Conservatives say Canada won't do.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has also urged industrial countries to sign on for a second commitment period.

Speculation is rife that Canada will abandon Kyoto altogether. CTV has reported the Conservatives will announce Canada's withdrawal from the global pact on Dec. 23."
That'd be a great Christmas present. But, if there really is a Santa Claus, how about pulling out of all these silly agreements and putting an end to the blackmail.

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