Maurice Newman, the chairman of Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s Business Advisory Council, has accused the UN of attempting to subvert democracy, of attempting to establish a worldwide authoritarian regime, with political power concentrated in the hands of UN officials.
According to Newman;
Why then, with such little evidence [for dangerous global warming], does the UN insist the world spend hundreds of billions of dollars a year on futile climate change policies? Perhaps Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the UN’s Framework on Climate Change has the answer?
In Brussels last February she said, “This is the first time in the history of mankind that we are setting ourselves the task of intentionally, within a defined period of time, to change the economic development model that has been reigning for at least 150 years since the Industrial Revolution.”
In other words, the real agenda is concentrated political authority. Global warming is the hook.
Figueres is on record saying democracy is a poor political system for fighting global warming. Communist China, she says, is the best model. This is not about facts or logic. It’s about a new world order under the control of the UN. It is opposed to capitalism and freedom and has made environmental catastrophism a household topic to achieve its objective.
Figueres says that, unlike the Industrial Revolution, “This is a centralised transformation that is taking place.” She sees the US partisan divide on global warming as “very detrimental”. Of course. In her authoritarian world there will be no room for debate or disagreement.
Newman’s comments have stirred significant controversy in Australia, and a lot of calls for him to resign. However, in my opinion, it is Christiana Figueres who should face questions, regarding her bizarre statements about “revolutions” and “new economic development models”.
Christiana Figueres is the Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the official in charge of the UN’s environmental effort. According to CNS News, according to the UN itself, Christiana Figueres did say what Maurice Newman claims she said, about centralised economic transformation.
I don’t remember voting for a politician whose manifesto included a policy of “centralised transformation” of the global economy to a new economic model. I certainly don’t remember voting for Christiana Figueres.
Ultimately our elected politicians control the purse strings of the UN. Its about time our representatives demanded a little accountability and clarity, from the UN organisations which they so lavishly fund.
Green is the new Red.
Watermelons – green on the outside, red on the inside.
And nothing upstairs.
It appears to me that globally there is a slow movement towards conservatism as observed in recent elections in various parts of the “free” world. The Conservatives crushed the Liberals/Democrats in the latest U.K. elections that came as an utter surprise to the mainstream media and the polsters whom they control. This Conservative win came in the face of the participation by political advisors to Obama coming the UK to provide some American political science to these elections. Ultimately, there was a disconnect between reality and “consensus” political opinion.
In Israel, Netanyahu overcame considerable political odds including a visibly disdainful Obama to maintain his political power and beat back a both liberal and accommodating Palestinian position. The Obama Administration was taken aback by the Netanyahu victory and Obama acquired the animosity engendered with the pro-Israel faction of the Democratic Party.
In Australia, Tony Abbott defeated Julia Gillard in part because of her reneging on her: “no carbon tax platform” when forming a government with the Greens. Abbott’s stance: “rejected carbon pricing as a means to address the issue, (climate change) proposing instead to match the Labor government’s 5% emissions reduction target through implementation of a “direct action” climate plan, involving financial incentives for emissions reductions by industry, and support for carbon storage in soils and expanded forests.” Wiki Certainly this was not a stance in the context of a US Democratic or UK Liberals agenda.
In the US, there is a lively Conservative Republican set of candidates aligned against the Democratic hopeful whose baggage of integrity, transparency, honesty, and wealth accumulation conflicts with her stated agenda but continues to behave otherwise.
For a few years at least, there will be an alternative voice and the climate change cabal will see less air-time as the funding of climate change me-too-isms from DoD, DoE, EPA dries up for a couple of years.
As millennials find the job market strained, their finances strained, and their prospects dim from fixed costs of utilities, housing, transportation, school debt, there will be less of a welcoming of Whole Foods (whole paycheck) GMO, antibiotic, locally produced, etc free foods and more Kroger meat and potatoes issues guiding their political thinking; i.e., classical Liberalism, or in today’s age, conservatism.
Watch the next election. Better yet, Vote in the next election.
Better yet, in the US, work against corruption at the local level.
It’s the only chance we have.
https://represent.us/
I would dearly love to agree with your analysis of the UK General Election result but the biggest driver for the substantial late swing swing to the incumbents was the scare story linking two very (seriously bonkers) left-wing parties (The Scottish Nationalists & the Labour Party) with the idea of a Coalition to run Britain. The electorate is very conditioned to keeping its real views to itself given the rise of an hysterical political correctness (Ant-immigration = “Racist”, Anti-AGW = “Holocaust Denier”, Separation of Church & State = “Islamophobic” etc) so they weren’t going to tell any opinion pollsters either before or after they voted. Now we have removed some key Greens from the Government (e.g. Ed Davey) the critical issue is whether or not David Cameron will face up to the impending destruction of our national electrical generation capacity and appoint some one to avert it. It is a very simple task, even now, but requires decisions which run completely counter to the UN & EU policies.
And meanwhile, new democrats won a land slide victory in Alberta
Go figure
yeah, what was that about?
I knew this AGW stunt was political as soon as the UK Labour party started putting warning ads on the TV about ‘carbon footprints’. But what I was surprised about, is why so many people would jump on the same bandwagon. Ok, the Labour party footsolder MPs would have to, because they only have one brain to share between 300 MPs. That is only once a year on average, for each MP.
But why did the Tories jump on, and the Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail and the London Times. Ok, the BBC were bound to jump aboard, but why did Sky, or Channel 5? Was it the simple threat of: “if you are not being nice to the planet, you must be evil?” What turned them all into lemmings?
I don’t believe in conspiracies (well not many) but I do believe in bandwagons – especially slickly advertised bandwagons. And bandwagons that are profitable, and thus self-perpetuating. You know, things like the Mormon Church and Scientology. But in today’s skeptical world, where we look at TV ads and say: “yeah, pull the other one, it has bells on it,” what made everyone jump aboard? Especially when most of us had no financial incentives? Are all these company execs as cerebrally challenged as UK Labour MPs? **
Ralph
** The CEOs who run Great Britain Ltd (ie: MPs) are the worst paid CEOs in the entire country. You can easily triple your salary by running a hospital instead. And if you pay peanuts, you get Labour MPs.
The U.S. gov’t, has a ‘relationship’ with the International Corp’s which own most of the media. Via this relationship, the media presents the news per gov’t desires.
The CIA owns the the major journalists – you can do a search.
I’ve often thought about chief Justice Roberts and why he changed his stance on Obamacare – my guess is that everyone has dirt and with the all-knowing, all-snooping NSA, he was flipped.
There needs to be a wholesale reform of the public service/state.
No one paid by other people’s hard earned wages/taxes and who is working in the public sector should be paid more than the Prime Minister In fact, I would suggest that the upper cap should be less than cabinet minister salary.. They also need to decimate middle management who are just a drain and for the main part discharge no useful or worthwhile function.
Unfortunately, the politicians have not got the guts to take on the unions, and one would need a large majority if a political party was able to run and stay the course that a proper overhaul would inevitably take.
One of the time bombs that the UK has is public sector pensions and the consequences arising from Labour’s policy in the Blair government of greatly expanding and bloating the public sector. In years to come the unfunded public sector pension bill will greatly expand and it is unclear how this can be paid when the new intake come to retirement age.
The creation of 1 to 2 million new jobs in the public sector is a timebomb, the creation of 1 to 2 million new jobs in the private sector (even if rather low paid and somewhat flexible in nature) is something to shout about.
The origination of the EU was simply a Test in order to observe/study it and then make some changes for a final draft for the NWO/Agenda 21. People, especially women, can’t help but shoot their mouths off – I am sure Figures has received secret condemnation for her (loose lips sink ships) revelations.
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Mod…I don’t understand.
The screen name that shows up on my post is ‘kokoda’, which is not my real name. (I did make that mistake your referenced once earlier this week).
Kokoda,
I have long believed that the EU is the test-bed for the removal of democracy across the world whilst hiding that with a fig-leaf of pretend democracy.
The EU is controlled by politicians and eurocrats whose political background is almost entirely socialist-marxist and who believe that the electorate cannot be trusted to make the ‘correct’ decisions – and tghat unelected bureaucrats need to do that for them.
It was a Minister in Harold Wilson’s Labour Govt of the 60s, if I recall correctly , who came out with the classic:
” The man or woman in Whitehall really does know best”
The definitive and perpetual description of socialist conceptions of the value accorded to democracy and voter preferences.
.mod,
Too funny 🙂 … reminds me of a scene in Spinal Tap.
* * * * *
Ian: “They’re not going to release the album because they have decided that the cover is sexist.”
Nigel: “Well, so what, What’s wrong with being sexy? I mean, there’s nothing wrong with…”
Ian: “Sex-ist!”
David: “Sex-ist!“
Hopefully, this will encourage others to join in and question what the real motives of the UN are.
It seems like Newman, Abbot and co are being told what to say by Rupert Murdoch, who is also Ignorant and greedy
To his credit Murdoch criticised central bank economic “stimulus” packages – because they were making people like him richer, at the expense of everyone else.
http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/rupert-murdoch-lambasts-central-bank-stimulus-20141016-117eyu.html
(NaturalNews)” Increasingly, the news we see (and the news that never becomes public) is increasingly being controlled by monied corporate interests who wield control using their advertising dollars, and by governments that seek to censor information they consider too revealing.”
http://www.naturalnews.com/049385_mainstream_media_journalism_bribery.html
Debt bondage (modern day slavery) plays a big part in Australia’s decision making .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt_bondage
About 35 years ago I brought my first home for $27,500.00 ,now the average price for a home is about $600,000.00 https://www.mywealth.commbank.com.au/property/average-house-price-in-australia-continues-to-rise–news20141111
Maurice Newman follows no one, except good sense…good on him!
This is what the SMH here in Aus had to say about this. Just read the comments.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/climate-change-a-unled-ruse-says-tony-abbotts-business-adviser-maurice-newman-20150508-ggwuzt.html
BINGO!
Christiana Figueres does not want democracy. I don’t want Christiana Figueres.
Neither the EU nor the UN want democracy as we think of it to continue. Holding on to democracy is the true battleground for the people of western nations in the 21st century.
I will campaign against her when her election comes up again.
Oh, wait a minute …
The most dumbfounding question is why do we continue to fund the UN’s agendas. Weren’t they created to provide a meeting and talking place to avoid going to war? How did we let them get so far? I haven’t met anyone that has said they support this monstrous organization. Why on earth should I defer to my inferiors in designing a way of life for me.
Tremendously courageous of Newman to say what is clearly true yet goes against the Dogma of the Chattering Classes. This quote is particularly important:
As Timothy Wirth, president of the UN Foundation, says: “Even if the (climate change) theory is wrong, we will be doing the right thing in terms of economic and environmental policy.
That is the entire issue in one mouthful, from a catastrophist. “We know what’s best dears, now give up your X and go on into the nice cattle car.”
Agreed!
Bravo Aussies.
Just as an afterthought. Canada’s federal government is of the same mind, I believe, but will issue AGW bafflegab until after the October election, and will show its hand before Paris.
Tried to post this at The Australian but it does not seem to be getting through:
Thank you for this Mr. Newman. The Chattering Classes just cannot accept this blasphemy against the Religion of the Faculty Lounge and will come after you with everything they have. Please hang tough and I sincerely hope that the de facto Leader of the Free World, Tony Abbott, stands with you.
Bureaucracy is government by no one, not no government.
In our world today we’re watching the convergence of power lusters like Christiana Figueres and “Green” doom and gloomers each trying to use the other. Over the long history of human societies the people were often blamed by the ruling elite for every imagined calamity and potential calamity. Calls for sacrifice and punishment arose from the ruling elite and the duped masses. It’s perfect ( for them ) that we don’t fully understand how the earth’s climate actually works and won’t for sometime. They can throw out scary stories everyday and some may resonate with the masses.
The two things that defeat these people are the freedom of people to speak up and challenge their falsehoods and time. Over time their scary stories don’t come true. From Rachel Carson, Paul Ehrlich, Al Gore, Jim Hansen, etc. their stories have all been busts.
No surprise Christiana favours an authoritarian regime where dissent is banned. Freedom gets in the way of enslaving people.
It seems that Newman, Abbott and co are being told what to say by Rupert Murdoch, who is also ignorant and greedy
What an insightful comment ! I wonder what triggered this epiphany?
Murdoch is famous for not dictating editorial stances to the periodicals he’s acquired, so I doubt that he’d be telling high officials what to say. And I I diubt that Abbott and Newman would jump at his command.
Newman is an intellectual, aware that global cooling is imminent and is going out of his way to draw flack upon himself.
Great men of his caliber don’t come along every day, while Abbott is only a political animal and not in the same class.
Murdoch has nothing to do with any of this, except in the fevered imagination of leftoids.
Mike Hamblet appears to be a robot, repeating the same mantra. Anyway, to whom it may concern, Maurice Newman is a hero.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/were-illprepared-if-the-iceman-cometh/story-e6frg6zo-1227023489894
mike, I believe you’ve already said that at 4.09pm.Got anything new to add?
This is sad news but unfortunately it doesn’t surprise me.
New great post at Icecap btw: http://icecap.us/images/uploads/Crux_Flawed_Science.pdf
woops! Meant to comment on story of Lomborg being sacked! damn Ipad!
btw, link above is new paper on why the positive water vapor feedback in the GCMs is crap.
It may be OT but it is a great post indeed. Should be on WUWT for discussion.
Since the AGW decided, all on its own, to go into the oceans circa 1998, it’s going to have a hard time causing positive feedback (unless Travesty Trenberth has better luck with changing some other null hypotheses regarding the Laws of Nature).
What a clear article!
Just put a lid on it.
***enter the Matrix!
VIDEO: 8 May: ABC Lateline: UN climate chief responds to tirade from PM’s adviser
EMMA ALBERICI: I want to start with the article that appeared today in the ‘Australian’ newspaper, written by the Prime Minister’s chief business adviser Maurice Newman. He’s a well-known climate sceptic, ***for want of a better word, and he’s attacked you quite personally. He says, “Why with such little evidence of climate change does the UN insist the world spend hundreds of millions – billions of rather a year on futile climate change policy. Perhaps Christiana Figueres has the answer.”
Let me ask you the question?
CHRISTIANA FIGUERES: Well, you know, Emma, I came to this country with a very open heart for this fantastic country, and with a very open mind for what the Government has decided that they want to do on climate change…
What is from a very broadly consulted point of view in Australia, what are Australia’s advantages? And what are Australia’s opportunities in moving into the ***21st Century energy matrix?…
EMMA ALBERICI: But do you think there would be merit in that kind of meeting to educate him in what you’re talking about?
CHRISTIANA FIGUERES: You know, I don’t think people need education. It’s a question about an open heart, an open mind as I said at the beginning. I’m always happy to speak to anyone who would like to speak to me. I’m ***25 hours a day available to anyone…
CHRISTIANA FIGUERES: I think he (PM Abbott) is definitely correct that coal has been absolutely crucial for humanity. I also hope that he is very, very correct in saying that Australia is going to be the world’s primary energy source. It depends on how you define energy.
EMMA ALBERICI: No, he said coal would be the principal energy source for decades to come. Do you agree?
CHRISTIANA FIGUERES: I don’t think ***science would agree with him. I also don’t think the financial community agrees with that. What I see is a very, very clear retrenchment of the finance community, both on the part of multilateral development banks as well as commercial banks, as well as long-term investors, retrenching from investment in coal just because of the growing risk, asset risk, financial risk that coal is becoming.
So I think that’s a question not to me but rather to those who will finance…
(CHINA CAGW/COAL/RENEWABLE RHETORIC)
EMMA ALBERICI: On the issue of the renewable energy target that’s now been set today, interested to know your view on the inclusion of burning native wood as a renewable energy source?
CHRISTIANA FIGUERES: …. I would have thought that the conversation was mainly about ***solar and wind. I did not know that there were other things included in the package…
http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2015/s4232634.htm
did you ask Maurice Newman to join in this conversation, ABC? so many things WRONG with this interview, not least the fact Figueres has 25 hours in her day (lol). sounds like her grasp of figures is not too good.
Just a few days ago there was a rerun on British TV of a programme about the iron ore mining of the Pilbara coast of Australia . If I remember correctly 3 tankers/day were being loaded with 200,000 tons each of ore for shipment to China. To convert that amount of ore to metal requires comparable amounts of coal as coke. As a chemical conversion it is not going to be achieved with wind farms and solar panels , so if China needs the steel it will also need coal. I assume that that is one of the uses to which china is puting its parallel import of Australian coal.
If Australia refuses to export coal , China will source it elsewhere , so , thinking globally , where is the environmental gain?
Why , when interviewing this woman, did the journalist not ask such a simple question , so obvious to my own slight and gradually diminishing intelligence?
China is already looking elsewhere for coal (Resources). While I was in Ethiopia in 2006/2007, I stayed at a hotel that was fully booked with geologists, scientists and oil explorers, all working for the Chinese looking for resources. They even imported workers from China to conduct the actual mining.
The new world order for Western society. Academia, politicians, and the MSM are running the show with help from opinionated rich liberal extremists. islam is a distraction in this case.
To their mind islam is an associate until no longer needed. Islam on the other hand loves them to death.
I left a short comment at New.com AU about 12 hours ago. There are still no comments in the comment section as of now.
“….Stop being afraid and just apply some sense,
And you’ll realise it’s been one big pretence.
Now is the time to start to questioning why,
The world has been fed such an obvious lie.
Money for certain has been at the root,
Energy control is also in there to boot;
Agenda 21, the UN world governance plan,
Influences politicians to blame it on man…..”
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