From the Weekly Standard:
Secretary of State John Kerry welcomed French foreign minister Laurent Fabius to the State Department in Washington on Tuesday to discuss a range of issues, from Iran to Syria to climate change. Or, in the words of the foreign minister, “climate chaos.” Kerry and Fabius made a joint appearance before their meeting, and the foreign minister warned that only 500 days remained to avoid “climate chaos”[emphasis added]:
Here is the transcript (and a video of the event).
SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. Do you want to say anything? He speaks perfect English. Do you want to say anything?
FOREIGN MINISTER FABIUS: Well, I’m very happy to be with John. There is no week without a phone call or a visit between John and myself, and we have on the agenda many items, many issues – Iran, because negotiations are resuming today; the question of Syria, and we shall meet next Thursday in London together; Ukraine as well; and very important issues, issue of climate change, climate chaos. And we have – as I said, we have 500 days to avoid climate chaos. And I know that President Obama and John Kerry himself are committed on this subject and I’m sure that with them, with a lot of other friends, we shall be able to reach success on this very important matter.
And it’s always a pleasure to meet with John. We are working very closely together. And we speak either French or English, but the most important point, whatever the language is, is to (inaudible) case. Merci. Thank you.
It is unclear what the foreign minister had in mind with the 500 days. However, France is scheduled to host the “21st Conference of the Parties on Climate Change” (aka COP21) in December 2015, about 565 days from now.
Hmmm, better send notices out to those conference participants telling them that by the time they convene, the climate will be have descended into hopeless chaos and travel is not recommended.
Maybe they try out some climate gaming theory at COP21?
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So in 500 days, when China and India continue to emit CO2 from their brand new coal fired power plants, what happens?
Insanity.
Sometimes, politicians come out with statements that are so absurd it’s difficult to figure out how to mock them properly.
But I’m working on the problem diligently.
another hard core leftist chasing the ghost of Enviro-Religious othordoxy.
:”Climate Change”, or whatever they want to call it, is now a part of unquestionable religious dogma for the left, world wide. As such, every leftist who holds office is requited to genuflect in it’s general direction 5 times a day. To do any less is to invite the treatment that Bengtsson received. (Demonstrating that was the entire point of his public humiliation).
Imagine how unsurprised the world is to see France surrendering to the weather with John Kerry smiling and offering assistance.
Charles de Gaulle must be spinning in his grave.
It’s 500 days until the scam falls apart of it’s own weight.
Thats just silly. The French guy obviously meant we only have 500 days to avoid irreversible climate chaos. Irreversible. And 500 days is like, forever!
I don’t think we need to do anything until 2nd quarter 2015.
If they’re eating more than 1600kcal/day or using electronic devices of any type, they don’t actually believe.
500 days. Maybe he thinks the US Presidential election is in November 2015 (a little over 500 days).
hunter says:
May 14, 2014 at 10:28 am
Imagine how unsurprised the world is to see France surrendering to the weather with John Kerry smiling and offering assistance.
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LOL, when I saw the title “France surrenders to climate chaos threat” I thought Anthony was referring to Kerry as the climate chaos threat.
Swell, so did they just rename Climate Change — Climate Chaos? It is a chaotic system which changes all the time and don’t we just “need” politicians to address the “chaos”?
John Kerry reminds me of an old joke. A horse walks into a bar and the bar keeper says to him “Why the long face?”.
Climate chaos surrender monkeys?
“FOREIGN MINISTER FABIUS: Well, I’m very happy to be with John. …………………………………………………………………………………………… and very important issues, issue of climate change, climate chaos. And we have – as I said, we have 500 days to avoid climate chaos.
Jimbo, please please…one of your lists…
Thank you kindly.
In that case, John Kerry should immediately shutter his mansions, give up his jet travel and surrender his yacht. ITS FOR THE CHILDREN!
The UN’s current agenda talks in terms of the post-2015 agenda. All theses references are to post-2020. The meeting will mark a decisive stage in negotiations on the future international agreement on a post-2020 regime, and will, as agreed in Durban, adopt the major outlines of that regime.
The post 2020 date ties into what all the documents surrounding the Belmont Challenge and the Future Earth Alliance state. That means this is not just a conference about money or who gets to dine in Paris. It is primarily interested in what the UN calls the human behavior dimension. That aligns unfortunately with the expressed intention to use education globally. Yesterday I downloaded an NEA guidebook created in 2009 to serve as the curriculum guidelines for the Common Core that called for examining issues under the “individualist perspective” vs the “collectivist perspective.”
The French will just adore which is now to be the area of mandated emphasis in US schools. Mostly in an invisible manner to parents.
Couldn’t make it up.
Sorry, how are you pronouncing that….?
> Taphonomic says:
> So in 500 days, when China and India continue to emit CO2 from their brand new coal fired
> power plants, what happens?
Not much given that France gets over 85% of its electricity from nuclear and hydro neither of which emit CO2.
“””””…..John in L du B says:
May 14, 2014 at 10:35 am
Charles de Gaulle must be spinning in his grave……”””””
So what makes you think CdG would give a hoot about Climate Chaos. Unless you promised him he could lead the parade, in his uniform; maybe in a (American) tank, I doubt he would lift a finger.
He wasn’t even much interested in lending a hand (even verbally) for the D-Day invasion to liberate ” his ” country !
I would research (Gen) Omar Bradley’s opinion of CdG.
This only proves that political memory is down to a few days and nobody is going to hold him accountable for what he said 500 days ago. The political gains outweigh the losses and the gain is immediate while the loss is miniscule and some distant day in the future. Politics is becoming absolutely stupid.
Hey in 500 days when everything will go irreversibly down will they close all these Centers and Institutes for Climate Disruption, Weather Risk Management, Climate Ethics? Hey, will they disband the IPCC in 500 days as the irreversible will have had happened? Let’s turn the countdown on…
He is right, it is 500 days, has always been, will always be.
Odd. They must not have gotten Gore’s memo, where if you scroll down the page here http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2006/01/27/algore_we_have_ten_years_left_before_earth_cooks the countdown as of today stands at 1 year 257 days, 622 days in other words.
& here I thought that the instant CO2 went over 350ppm we were irrevocably screwed. Or was it 400ppm? Or maybe 420 would be more appropriate for these clowns.
Don’t be surprised when statists endorse the official state religion.