Guest essay by Eric Worrall
Climate advocates are holding up alleged war criminal Bashar Al Assad’s announcement he will sign up to the Paris Agreement as the latest reason President Trump should reverse his Paris decision.
Syria signs Paris climate agreement and leaves US isolated
Syria’s decision means America will be the only country outside the landmark deal if it follows through with Donald Trump’s vow to leave
Syria has announced it intends to join the 2015 Paris agreement for slowing climate change, leaving the United States as the only country in the world opposed to the pact.
Syria, wracked by civil war, and Nicaragua were the only two nations outside the 195-nation pact when it was agreed in 2015.
Nicaragua’s left-wing Government, which originally denounced the plan as too weak, signed up last month.
“I would like to affirm the Syrian Arab Republic’s commitment to the Paris climate change accord,” deputy Environment Minister Wadah Katmawi told a meeting of almost 200 countries at the November 6-17 climate talks in Bonn, Germany.
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US President Donald Trump, who has expressed doubts that man-made greenhouse gas emissions are the prime cause of global warming, announced in June the intended to pull out and instead promote US coal and oil industries.
“We need everybody on board,” Ronald Jumeau, of the Seychelles, said.
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Dig a little deeper and its obvious the real reason the UN is concerned about the US withdrawal.
COUNTRIES APPEAL TO TRUMP OVER CLIMATE CHANGE AS COP22 ENDS
Environmental groups such as Greenpeace have welcomed the united front displayed by nearly 200 countries in Marrakesh in the face of Donald Trump’s campaign threat to quit the Paris accord on climate change.
The UN negotiations concluded in Morocco in the early hours of Saturday with an agreement to hammer out a rulebook by 2018.
Last year’s Paris Agreement left many details vague, such as how countries will report and monitor national pledges to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
The final text also urges rich nations to keep building towards a goal of providing 100 billion dollars a year to help developing countries address climate change.
But some agencies are disappointed by a lack of concrete targets.
“I’m a little worried by the lack of financial support to help poor countries adapt. This conference has been taking place in Africa, it was generally agreed that there should be more money, but in concrete terms unfortunately these decisions failed to materialise,” said Lutz Weischer, team leader on international climate policy at Germanwatch.
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Read more: http://www.euronews.com/2016/11/19/countries-appeal-to-trump-over-climate-change-as-cop22-ends
Or this beauty from Turkey
Erdogan says U.S. stance stalls Turkish ratification of Paris climate deal
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Erdogan said that when Turkey signed the accord France had promised that Turkey would be eligible for compensation for some of the financial costs of compliance.
“So we said if this would happen, the agreement would pass through parliament. But otherwise it won’t pass,” Erdogan told a news conference, adding that parliament had not yet approved it.
“Therefore, after this step taken by the United States, our position steers a course towards not passing this from the parliament,” he said.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-g20-climatechange-turkey-idUSKBN19T11R
Even avowed enemies of the United States like the Palestinian terrorist organisation Hamas have been receiving climate cash handouts from the UN, some of those funds provided by the USA – until President Trump moved to put a stop to it.
If there is one thing the Trump Presidency will be remembered for, it will be President Trump’s efforts to stop all these parisites feeding off the hard work of US taxpayers.
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Syria is a” developing country” under the UN FCCC.
The United States of America is an Annex 1 and Annex11 ( OECD countries) country.
Annex 11 Countries are required to provide finance to developing countries to assist them in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Why should the US and other developed countries have to fund that reduction exercise?
Well, historically the money lay with the US and the West.
China is a developing country.
It is now the greatest creditor country in the world.
If China wishes to fill the gap left by the US in combating climate change let it do so.
China can announce it is no longer a developing country.
I think readers can reach their own conclusion as to the flaws in this UN FCC process.
“….alleged war criminal Bashar Al Assad…
… Palestinian terrorist organisation Hamas…
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Whenever the United States wants to use weapons of mass destruction and mega-violence to achieve political goals – the very definition of terrorism, btw—you always see phrases like…
“brutal dictator”
and/or
“war criminal”
and/or
“he gassed his own people”
and/or
“he has weapons of mass destruction”
Of course, the brutal assault on Iraq by our brutal dictators in the glorious western nations wasn’t a war crime. It was just a mistake resulting from a universal failure of intelligence, or “for bureaucratic reason” (Wolfowitz) or something like that.
http://www.mintpressnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/AP060613064058.jpg
No worries, mate!
The west would never engage in wholesale genocide just for fun and profit.
Wow, great ironic example if just how deranged lefties truly are.
Thanks.
Khwarizmi on November 8, 2017 at 1:44 am
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.alleged(scumbag mass murderer) war criminal Bashar Al Assad…… (psychotic self-righteous mass-murdering) Palestinian terrorist organisation Hamas-
Fify Dilbert.
Comparing naked pyramids to gassing cities.
Lefties are so disconnected from reality.
PS, the soldiers involved were all court martialed.
I wonder if any politicians/’celebrities’/journalists have actually READ or UNDERSTOOD the fundamentals of the Paris Accord..?
Just in case any of the above actually read these comments, I’ll set it out in simple terms, so that even they can understand…
Each country was invited to propose its plans to reduce CO2 emissions. These proposals were accepted without comment.
For example – China – a signatory – proposed to carry on building coal-fired power stations until 2030 – at which point its emissions would peak, and it would start reducing them.
The USA – NOT a signatory, for very good reasons – billions of taxpayers’ dollars at risk – is already reducing emissions due to moving from coal to natural gas.
So – can someone explain to me why the USA is being vilified..?
Because hypocrisy is mandatory.
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Squiggy is right; David forgot to add that the more prosperous economies would fund all the reparations for ‘climate change’ and for all the decarbonization (sic) expenses of the poorer countries. Magically this would mean that USA (the only country to actually reduce emissions due to change to natural gas and industries moving to countries) would be paying the lions share to ‘developing countries’ like China which will soon have a larger economy than the USA and which will continue to increase its use of coal at a rate of 2 or 3 new coal fired power stations each month until 2030. Only the previous US Administration would see this as a good deal. Unsurprisingly, the Trump Administration did not.
Eric Worrall: Please refrain from making political statements about affairs unrelated to climate alarmism.
Why?
Especially since climate alarmism is almost entirely political.
“I’m a little worried by the lack of financial support to help poor countries adapt.”
Now that is strange. I thought that moving to renewables would provide lots of jobs and cheaper electricity. Why the financial support?
It seems strange to you, because you think it is english language. It is not, it is globish language. Let me translate it for you.
“I’m a little worried” = (wolf growling)
” financial support ” = bribe money for the corrupt leaders with significant pay back for me;
“help” = do as i demand;
“adapt” = give me the power and money;
So this read:
“give me the money to bribe corrupt leader into letting me racket and enslave their poor citizen, or else…”
Classic Josh cartoon says it all:
There is a interesting backdrop that for the number of people supposedly effected (est at 1M) you could just relocate them and pay them $100K each and come out in front. The number obviously got around because Fiji in it’s opening speech made a case that exactly that not to occur the pacific islanders want to keep there territory.
Says who? Or never mind, climate science and policy bodies seem to share something in common with the Syrian government.
Western “intelligent-sia” persuaded to poor of the world to wallow in poverty so that they can feel virtuous for “saving the planet”. Except they are not “saving the planet”, nor are they intelligent. Really quite thick when you talk to them.
It’s OK folks they have plenty of diesel and climate scientists on tap to fix this-
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-08/mawson-antarctic-wind-turbine-failure-investigated/9130554
(hat tip JoNova)
That will buff right out.
The US by pulling out of Paris Accord should show that it is the leader, and that other countries should follow suit.
By pulling out of the Paris Accord, the US has saved tens of billions of dollars. Trump would be well advised to waste some of that money on projects that will appeal to the SJW, and thereby make it difficult for them to criticise him.
Trump should go on the offensive, and highlight the real world problems that we are facing in the 21st century and he should say that he is using some of the $billions that the US would have paid under the Paris Accord to address these issues, such as clean water in Africa, lack of irrigation etc.
He should make it clear that the Paris Accord is a monumental waste of resource, and that there are far better ways to spend money that will well and truly assist those in the 3rd world. He should challenge the other members of the G20 to get their priorities right, and to do likewise.
It would then be very difficult for those on the left to criticise Trump and America.
Yep. I’d rather be this guy.
Love it! Wonder how long he lived after that, though.
So I guess the name of the game now is Climate Shame. The US, by taking a principled stand, and one which will prove to be the correct one is being othered, as a Climate Pariah. I have no doubt there are plenty of what can only be called traitors in the US, who actually hate their own country, who do feel shame, and want everyone else to as well. But the problem is that taking a principled stand, which happens to be the correct one, and being the only one taking it is something to be extremely proud of. Furthermore, by taking that stand, we ensure that the CAGW hegemony which is based solely on lies and corruption and is extremely harmful to all humanity, fails.
You’re welcome, world.
Or a 160 odd other countries are taking a principled stand and the US forfeits its place as a world leader due to its shameful actions.
You need to see that outside the US, the US actions are very widely seen as stupid and selfish
Poor Griff, you don’t speak on my behalf, let alone on behalf of the citizens of 160 countries. Try to get used to it.
Wrong as usual Griff. The shame rests solely with those backing the Paris Shamgreement and attempting to shame the US into doing so as well. Your delusional thinking is truly pathetic.
I am outside the US, and I applaud the principled stand taken by the US.
The world is very fortunate that President Trump has come just in the nick of time. let us hope that he completes his work, drains the swamp, and makes america Great Again.
And perhaps other countries will have the courage to follow. We can live in hope.
Sounds like the leftists who explain that when rich people object to a 90% tax rate, they are just being selfish.
The HELL WITH YOU,Griff!
Griff,
Here is why I am being hostile with you moron!
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America is by far the best at reducing CO2 emissions as shown in this link you amazingly completely forgot,since this was the PREVIOUS blog post:
#COP23 In one graph, best reason ever why the USA doesn’t need to be in the #ParisAgreement
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2017/11/07/cop23-in-one-graph-best-reason-ever-why-the-usa-doesnt-need-to-be-in-the-parisagreement/
Stop being stupid as hell, tired of your idiotic bashing of America over globalic warming crap.
Or 150 odd other countries are taking the stance that if the other handful of countries run by burbling globalist maniacs are prepared to give away huge chunks of tax payers hard-earned then they will be there to scoop it in. In a hugely principled way of course I’m sure. There’s no fool like a Griff fool.
Simple people actually think that governments around the world represent their denizens. I’m sure right now there is some poor Sudanese mother with 5 mouths to feed that is just cursing the U.S. for pulling out.
Why should she curse the United States for pulling out?
US-donated food likely feeds her, her family for years and years. US technology IS her only hope for clean water, sewage disposal and treatment, tractors, trucks, streets and roads, dams, irrigation ditches, food storage and food and sanitation.
She is being fed, like billions of others, by the greater productivity of the extra CO2 now in the air.
Now, true, she is being lied to by her government and by the UN/IPCC, and their socialists.
You don’t need indirect USA gives more aid directly to Sudan than any other country.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_aid_to_Sudan
1 United States $901M
2 EU Institutions $252M
3 United Kingdom $246M
Our old brit eco-facist Griff needs to donate some more 🙂
Actually just looked up an interesting number, USA foreign aide budget is $38B. So pull it all, give the Green Fund the balance they want $3B and walk away. Your $35B a year better off.
“You need to see that outside the US, the US actions are very widely seen as stupid and selfish”
I would love to keep it that way. Esp the selfish part. I’m thrilled when socialists, collectivists, eco-nuts and authoritarians think we are stupid.
I hereby propose that Griff give each of us five bucks and if he doesn’t we’ll all call him stupid and selfish.
Griff sounds amazingly like all the other totalitarian apologists down through the centuries. Besides, most Americans don’t give a damn what some jealous people in other countries think of us. That’s one of the things that made us great – our fierce independence. A little name calling won’t change that. We just laugh at their juvenile attempts to manipulate us.
About as principled as VW….
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-emissions-britain/volkswagen-has-still-not-fixed-one-in-three-dieselgate-cars-in-britain-idUSKBN1D829C?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FbusinessNews+%28Business+News%29
‘Principled stand’.
Boy, what a self-serving, perversion of the word.
Sorry, Grift – you don’t get to con us out of any more money.
Talk about stupid and selfish.
Griff, I have yet to figure out whether you are as naively ignorant as you sound or you are a well paid troll. Either way you most obviously know little history, certainly nothing about international politics, past or present, and damned little of how the average American thinks. For example, for most of our history we have been isolationist, avoiding as best we could any foreign entanglements. We certainly didn’t, and most of us still don’t, give a rats behind what other countries thought of us. It was the rise of international communism after WWII that changed our world view through necessity. And by the by, most of the citizens in other countries love America, it is their governments that don’t like us.
Notice that Grift proved your point almost immediately. Almost a caricature, isn’t he?
OT, but good news (in case anyone hasn’t been keeping up with the news) – except for small insurgent groups hiding in the desert, ISIS should be eliminated from Syria and Iraq before the year ends.
Well the USA actually belongs in a category all its own. It basically made the modern world economy, it ended the constant wars that Europe had since time immemorial. And look what they did with this peace, SHEESH – signed the whole world up for neomarxbrothers totalitarianism. In another 30 years we will be sending missionaries and aid to starving rabble. Africa, don’t do this to yourselves again. What they promise you is you will be a safari destination forever.
The US must stay in the Paris “agreement” because of the regular full moon and the tide.
Losing your touch Griff at stirring things up? Several tries in this thread but no real uptake.
What’s the big deal, they can fund PA by selling CO2. I’ve got some CO2 that I will sell to them so cheaply for them to get started, and I can guarantee that there will be less than 50% CH4 contamination.
“Erdogan said that when Turkey signed the accord France had promised that Turkey would be eligible for compensation for some of the financial costs of compliance.”
Where’s my bribe money?
“Syria” can’t even agree (or enforce agreement) to get rid of chemical weapons. What makes them signing the Paris accord meaningful?
Yes, Syria would like to rebuild with chemical weapons facilities powered by 100 percent renewable energy. So would the Hamas tunneling crews and the Hezbollah combat training camps. Oh and since ISIS is out of the oil production business they would like to sign on.
‘Monkey see, Monkey do’ is perfectly acceptable logic to collectivist conformists.
No one ever refers to Obama Clinton or Bush as “alleged war criminals”, when they actually were 😀
That label is saved for enemies of NATO
Well, seems V. Putin has shown B. Assad that it would be beneficial for Syria to take the time and effort to fill out whatever forms are necessary for the non-binding (except for US courts) Paris Agreement.
Obviously this shows that being in the agreement in the U.S.’s best interest!!