http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2007/12/the-bali-conference-special-report-to-wn/ Where the world comes together Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:31:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2007/12/the-bali-conference-special-report-to-wn/#comment-977 Diana Thébaud Nicholson Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:05:14 +0000 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2007/12/the-bali-conference-special-report-to-wn/#comment-977 <strong>Don't fight, adapt</strong> <strong>We should give up futile attempts to combat climate change</strong> Open Letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations Dear Mr. Secretary-General, Re: UN climate conference taking the World in entirely the wrong direction It is not possible to stop climate change, a natural phenomenon that has affected humanity through the ages. Geological, archaeological, oral and written histories all attest to the dramatic challenges posed to past societies from unanticipated changes in temperature, precipitation, winds and other climatic variables. We therefore need to equip nations to become resilient to the full range of these natural phenomena by promoting economic growth and wealth generation. <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/most_popular/story.html?id=164002" rel="nofollow">More</a> See also Terence Corcoran's rather nasty <em><a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=165019" rel="nofollow">A new call to reason</a> </em> in The National Post (Thanks to <strong>Ron Meisels</strong>) Don’t fight, adapt
We should give up futile attempts to combat climate change
Open Letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations
Dear Mr. Secretary-General,
Re: UN climate conference taking the World in entirely the wrong direction
It is not possible to stop climate change, a natural phenomenon that has affected humanity through the ages. Geological, archaeological, oral and written histories all attest to the dramatic challenges posed to past societies from unanticipated changes in temperature, precipitation, winds and other climatic variables. We therefore need to equip nations to become resilient to the full range of these natural phenomena by promoting economic growth and wealth generation. More
See also Terence Corcoran’s rather nasty A new call to reason
in The National Post (Thanks to Ron Meisels)

]]> http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2007/12/the-bali-conference-special-report-to-wn/#comment-957 Diana Thébaud Nicholson Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:08:35 +0000 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2007/12/the-bali-conference-special-report-to-wn/#comment-957 <strong>Fossil Awards</strong> The countries that received the awards more than once until Wednesday (Dec. 12) are: Australia, Canada, Japan, Saudi Arabia and the United States. On Dec. 12 the U.S. won another ["Fossil of the Day Award"] for last-minute efforts to block consensus on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) in SBSTA, first by calling for deletion of the paragraph linking REDD to the Bali Roadmap, and second by insisting on last minute wording, with unclear intentions, to link deforestation and degradation to broader land use considerations. <a href="http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=40444" rel="nofollow">More on Fossil Awards</a> Fossil Awards
The countries that received the awards more than once until Wednesday (Dec. 12) are: Australia, Canada, Japan, Saudi Arabia and the United States.
On Dec. 12 the U.S. won another [”Fossil of the Day Award”] for last-minute efforts to block consensus on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) in SBSTA, first by calling for deletion of the paragraph linking REDD to the Bali Roadmap, and second by insisting on last minute wording, with unclear intentions, to link deforestation and degradation to broader land use considerations. More on Fossil Awards

]]> http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2007/12/the-bali-conference-special-report-to-wn/#comment-940 Diana Thébaud Nicholson Sun, 09 Dec 2007 21:10:36 +0000 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2007/12/the-bali-conference-special-report-to-wn/#comment-940 HOPE? December 6 <strong>Australia's new PM has told China he will act as a bridge</strong> between Beijing and the developed world in negotiations on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Kevin Rudd made the offer in a phone conversation with Premier Wen Jiabao. China is under intense pressure from the West to agree to binding targets on carbon emissions at talks in Bali. <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7130106.stm" rel="nofollow">BBC</a> HOPE?
December 6
Australia’s new PM has told China he will act as a bridge between Beijing and the developed world in negotiations on cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Kevin Rudd made the offer in a phone conversation with Premier Wen Jiabao.
China is under intense pressure from the West to agree to binding targets on carbon emissions at talks in Bali. BBC

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