This WUWT story from two days ago: Obama’s Lonely Climate Summit – world leaders are staying home went viral after being linked to by the Drudge report, earning WUWT its best performing day ever with 345,393 views.
It seems to have evoked a response.
Eric Worrall writes:
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon today responded, to reports that a number of key world leaders would not be attending the upcoming climate summit in New York.
According to Ban,
“…even though the leaders from India, China and Russia will not be able to participate in the meeting, there are “other means of communications, ways and means of having their leadership demonstrated in the United Nations.”
I suggest, Mr Moon, that you and President Obama are currently experiencing a sample of that “other means of communication” you mentioned.
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there have always been other means of communicating – i suspect the physical gathering was as much for publicity as for discussion – if so – the lack of a gathering seems pretty significant
Will there be a selfy at this funeral?
Yes, and it will be covered on CNN every 8 minutes, 24/7 for a month of indignation.
The B.R.I.C.S hint?
Is Brazil the black sheep to Russia, India and China. Followed by South Africa?
After all, Brazil has cut down half the rain forests and South Africa has culled half the farmers.
I expect that in a few years the revised attendance list will clearly show that all of the world leaders were there.
From the Article,
is Pachauri the same kind of Nobel laureate as Michael Mann by any chance,
Yes he is.
4 or 5 years ago Anthony Watts and WUWT was/were a name not to be spoken per the advocates of the “cause”.
Times have changed.
There certainly are more pressing problems. Although climate activists will argue, as I heard on the BBC yesterday, what good is finding a cure for ebola if climate change will surely kill you sooner.
Hey, U.N.: Climate change and population are related
http://grist.org/climate-energy/hey-u-n-climate-change-and-population-are-related/
Here’s their official list of Speakers for the Grand Opening of the latest Ki-MoonFest:
What is it they do not understand about the Goracle’s total lack of credibility, eh?! But, I digress … Apparently there will be three concurrent sessions of “National Action and Ambition Announcements” as well as other stuff throughout the day and the Closing Ceremony speakers will be:
[Source: http://www.un.org/climatechange/summit/list-speakers/%5D
And in case you were wondering (considering that this is a “by invitation only” confab) how you might “participate”:
[Source: http://www.un.org/climatechange/take-action/%5D
So, in answer to those who were wondering about KI-Moon’s claim that absent leaders could still “participate”, perhaps they’ll do so via twitter 😉
Amazing, eh?!
P.S. If you’re not totally convinced about “why you should care about climate change” then don’t miss the 1-2 minute videos from their 18 designated hitters:
[Source: http://www.un.org/climatechange/summit/2014/06/why-should-you-care-about-climate-change-2/%5D
** one of whom is WMO head honcho, Michel <There. Is. No. Pause> Jarraud
Sigh … drat there’s those mysterious “%5D”‘s again messing up my links. Memo to self: when pasting links within “[square brackets]” try leaving a space between end of link and “]” … In the meantime, let me try to get rid of ’em. Three links above should be:
http://www.un.org/climatechange/summit/list-speakers/
http://www.un.org/climatechange/take-action/
http://www.un.org/climatechange/summit/2014/06/why-should-you-care-about-climate-change-2/
Just for correctness,
“I suggest, Mr Moon, that you and President Obama are currently experiencing a sample of that “other means of communication” you mentioned.”
It would be Mr. Ban.
Korean’s often list their family name first.
Moonban it is then. Close enough to Moonbeam, Korean style.
Seychelles President James Michel WILL be joining the party. I am sure there are those here who could help bring him up to speed on the current climate science. hERE IS the contact form: http://www.statehouse.gov.sc/static.php?content_id=24
Just asked him why he’s building so many airports…….
It might be a very rational and far-sighted plan to be able to evacuate the islands when they become inundated…..but I have a question mark in my head about that…
If we cut all power, carbon based gas fuels, oils from all UN facilities and refuse to sell carbon-based products to any UN or diplomatic licensed vehicles, planes, etc., including refusing to let them ride in any public conveyance without paying a “carbon tax” of $US500 to the driver, all this will stop, overnight….
The UN is telling the undeveloped world that it cannot industrialize and consume. That amounts to skewering the UNs powerbase.
Arguments that the developed world will pay for mitigation and cut emissions further are implausable and untennable.
The show is over and it is going to start getting ugly. … Fueled by green hysteria