Climate Crisis Can’t Wait: Legislators to Act Before Copenhagen
2. Flashback: Global Warming Led to ‘Black Hawk Down,’ Congressman Markey Says
Copenhagen - infoZine - Legislators from the major economies representing all major political parties are poised this weekend to decide on key guiding principles to enact climate change legislation in their respective countries. During the Copenhagen Forum organized by Globe International, legislators are expected to agree on critical principles on energy standards, forestry preservation, and renewable energy that could see 70 per cent of the emissions cuts needed by 2020 if we are to limit average temperature rise to 2 degrees C.1. Note that among sane people worldwide, the "climate crisis" hysteria is essentially dead.
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At the same time Congressman Markey, sponsor of the Waxman-Markey Bill in the House of Representatives, is publishing a paper about the nature of a deal in Copenhagen in December that will be personally presented to the host of the COP 15 Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen.
The policy measures that Congressman Markey will propose to the COP15 include:
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5. At least $100 billion per year in financial assistance will be needed in financial assistance from developed countries to meet the cost of adaptation to a changed climate in developing countries and to pay for their transition to a low-carbon economy. This should come from a combination of a scaled up carbon market (delivering $50-75 billion per year) and a public finance mechanism such as a levy on aviation and maritime emissions. The governance regime that allocates these funds should give an equal voice to developed and developing countries, and funds should be given to fund specific actions in developing countries’ national action plans.
2. Flashback: Global Warming Led to ‘Black Hawk Down,’ Congressman Markey Says
On the Spot (CNSNews.com) – A top Democrat told high school students gathered at the U.S. Capitol Thursday that climate change caused Hurricane Katrina and the conflict in Darfur, which led to the “black hawk down” battle between U.S. troops and Somali rebels.
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