And who should handle it? The United Nations, of course, per UN General Weasel Ban Ki Moon. Even though they have quite a bit on their plate
We are the last generation that can fight climate change. We have a duty to act
This year the UN marks its 70th anniversary. Sadly, there is little time for reflection or celebration. More pressing are the competing demands and challenges fuelled by an upsurge in conflict, disease and human suffering. These compel the international community to step up and provide the leadership needed to tackle them.
Ebola continues to plague west Africa. For some of the affected countries, struggling to overcome the effects of bitter civil war, the outbreak has been a major setback for development. We are beginning to see some improvements. During my visit to the region in December, I was deeply moved by the efforts of local Ebola responders and health workers from across Africa and the world. But rebuilding shattered lives and economies will require significantly more resources and long-term commitment.
As conflicts raged and extremism rose, 2014 pushed the UN’s humanitarian, peacekeeping and diplomatic efforts to the limit. More than 100 million people needed assistance. An unprecedented number of UN troops and police are deployed in highly volatile security environments.
Then we have things like the Syrian civil war and the use of chemical weapons. What he calls the “appalling terrorist attack in Paris” without mentioning the religion involved. And a “long list of hot spots stretching from Nigeria to Yemen, from the rise in fighting in Darfur to the transition in Afghanistan”. Ukraine. The Palestinian/Israel issue. One would think the U.N. already had enough to do. But, no
But in a year marked by turmoil, UN member states have also proposed an initial draft set of sustainable development goals that will guide anti-poverty efforts for the next generation. Further negotiations will begin this month and culminate at a special summit in New York in September with the adoption of a development agenda that can help tackle inequality, empower women and girls, and promote shared prosperity.
Interesting how, when implemented, most far left Progressive programs cause failure and a decline in standards. See “Detroit”.
Ours is the first generation that can end poverty, and the last that can take steps to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. In this 70th anniversary year in which we renew our commitment to the goals and principles of the UN charter, the international community must rise to the moment.
And to do this, Warmists will take lots of fossil fueled flights to New York in September, then more to Paris in December. Huzzah! If Warmists would follow their own doctrine of not having children, we could make this the last generation that gives a damn about this fantasy issue.
The Secretary General of the UN is a weasel? Stay classy, my friend.
You should read a biography of Ban ki Moon sometime and see how you stack up.
AGW is AgitProp, not science. AGW flatters all the worst people into thinking they are more important than they are.
You may want to look up “agitprop”. Also, no need for caps unless you do to flatter yourself.
AGW is a scientific theory, supported by overwhelming data, but that could be falsified with evidence.
Do you have evidence that contradicts the theory?
Sorry, you first need evidence to prove the theory.
j,
Do you understand how scientific theories work? Of course not. Theories are never proven. They are supported by evidence and can be falsified. The evidence supporting the theory of anthropogenic global warming is overwhelming.
If you have evidence that contradicts the theory you should probably present it now.
That’s funny- We don’t need to contradict the theory, you need evidence that supports the theory. Hint: the warming that’s not happening doesn’t “support” the theory, it just supports that it’s warming, which has stopped. It doesn’t prove the why of whatever is or isn’t happening.
So you don’t understand scientific theories, and I assume that explains your word salad.
Just because you Deny the evidence doesn’t mean the evidence doesn’t exist.
Warming hasn’t stopped.
global warming .. the religion of the uneducated. the scientific method is to question, to experiment, to test, to gather data and not to stop until facts are reached. there is no such thing as global warming, much less man made.
Dessert typed:
And that, my friends, is why they call them Deniers.
These days, even the most ardent Denier admits to warming. It’s an unDeniable fact for rational humans.
I understand scientific theories very well, especially the ones with data to back them up. “Explains my word salad.” ??? Anyway, you’d have to show that the late 20th century “warming” wouldn’t have happened without fossil fuel burning, which you cannot do. “Even the most ardent denier admits to warming.” Nice try. Nobody disputes warming, or cooling, which you of course know. The dispute is over the cause of such warming, which is still missing for the last 17 years or so.
Deserttrek
You insult the US military when you insult people who believe that the climate is changing AGW
Get out of the sun it has fried your brain
j,
Sometimes Deniers refute themselves in a single sentence…
Since conservatives are irrational, they can contradict themselves without suffering psychological conflict.
No, you do not understand science. Major changes in the Earth’s mean temperature don’t occur by magic. What is causing the warming that you claim both does and doesn’t exist?
Let’s say someone gets shot in the heart. You’d have to show that he didn’t have a heart attack at the same time to charge the shooter.
Let’s say your employee takes a morning after pill. You’d have to show that she wouldn’t have spontaneously aborted (miscarried) before you could accuse her of “murder”.
No, you do not understand science.