...The United Nations climate chief has warned that US voters risk ceding progress to China and Europe if they opt for a presidential candidate who denies climate change.Christiana Figueres says voting in climate-sceptic Republican would hand competitive technological edge to China and Europe
Christiana Figueres, the executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, told an audience in London: "The one thing [the frontrunners for the Republican candidacy] have in common is saying they do not believe in climate change, so it's very much the decision of the US electorate.
"My concern on this has been: is the US electorate willing to let history progress in such a way that it is China and Europe that are going to produce and benefit from the clean technologies we are going to be using? Is the US electorate willing to let the competitive edge on technology go to China or Europe or would they prefer to be leaders in technology? That is the question they have to answer."
..."I do not see millions of citizens standing up demanding climate action. If we just export responsibility to governments the future [for the climate] looks bleak. Everyone has to accept their own responsibility."
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Perhaps they'll give Obama another Nobel Peace Price for holding up approval of the Keystone pipeline project. That should tilt the November election in his favor.
ReplyDeleteConsidering what a UN idiot says...Flush Obama and this administration ASAP if you want a booming economy.
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