Climate finance hits snag before key UN summit

British charity Oxfam's senior policy adviser Max Lawson said: “The G20 has once again failed to live up to its rhetoric on climate change.

“As the clock ticks towards Copenhagen, the hundreds of millions of people around the world who are already suffering as a result of climate change cannot afford to wait any longer for a deal.”Richard Dixon, director of WWF Scotland, said the failure to reach agreement on funding was a “major disappointment.”

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Even so, what the government purports to do isn’t collective will; it’s the decision of few that affective the lives of many and the decisions are being made with taxpayer money. While Gore does not officially wear a political hat anymore, he is still very much involved: Despite suffering one of history’s worst political fates, Gore has by no means given up on politicians. Behind the scenes, he takes calls from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and strategizes with Sens. Barbara Boxer and John Kerry, sponsors of the Senate climate bill.”

The “collective will” of our government promises nothing for our children but an economy with less opportunity.

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Amanda Baillieu states: "While there’s no argument that natural resources such as water need to be conserved and low-energy buildings make sense, the scientific evidence has now shifted enough to warrant a more questioning position on climate change."

However, on Twitter, she also stated: "Basically believing in man made climate change is a bit like hoping that fairies live at the bottom of the garden."

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His prediction.
“2012 taps into the paranoia around the world. Everybody sort of knows where the problems are, but they might be exaggerated in this case. I don’t think it will all end suddenly, even though we’re seeing the literal manifestations around the world with global warming. It may all be over eventually, but I think it’s going to take a while for us to destroy ourselves completely.”