Syria. Syria for crying out loud. Literally every nation on Earth accepts there's a problem. The recognition is global. It is not the result of some single half-baked isolated research institute run by a Nigerian prince who happens to want to donate you $1 million for some reason. Nor is it even the result of a single, well-intentioned but mistaken American research facility. And it certainly isn't a Chinese hoax.
We really have gone to a stage whereby climate change denialism (which is not the same as skepticism, and you damn well know it) amounts to a pure conspiracy theory of the wackiest order.
"But the NOAA's emails..."
Originally shared by Stephen Phillips
So now the US is literally the only country in the world not part of the agreement...
Syria, which is barely a country any more, has joined...
Somalia, which barely has a government, has joined...
Nicaragua, who think that it still isn't big enough, joined last year...
North Korea... well... yes, they are in...
Global leaders, right here.
Wow.
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-paris-climate-syria/syria-plans-to-join-paris-climate-agreement-isolating-u-s-idUKKBN1D71UZ
I'd just like to point out that that Nigerian prince also thinks it's an issue....
ReplyDeleteThe non binding nature of Paris agreement prevents the rest of the world of imposing sanctions to the US, but that would so be the right thing to do. Calling them foolish doesn't help, and is not even insulting, they seem to be proud about it, the same thing that makes smart man ashamed makes a fool proud.
ReplyDeleteEcch... all these nations, carrying on about climate change. Haiti, DRC, Nigeria, Mexico, charbonniers are turning the tropics into a moonscape, chopping down their forests and turning them into charcoal. It's happening all over the planet. I put in several thousand trees in Guatemala on an eroded mountainside 20 years ago, terraced it, planted coffee under it - it's all back to the way it was before. The wood thieves just chopped down what they wanted at night. It's convenient.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad these other nations are so willing to sign these Agreements. Sure wish those sons of bitches would act on them. Just saying.
Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Signing up wouldn't even be a good start, but good grief at least it would be a start.
ReplyDeleteRhys Taylor I question that assertion. Those who live in Guatemala should not chop down my pitiful and misguided attempt to mitigate the destruction of the world's forests. Signing little Agreements is the height of hypocrisy when it's words without deeds. I'd argue, with considerable vehemence and a mountain range of wood ash put into evidence, that such agreements are worse than nothing.
ReplyDeleteDan Weese That would be a valid objection if that was why the US hasn't signed up.
ReplyDeleteRhys Taylor I consider it a valid objection, considering the argument is constructed upon the assertion that literally every nation on Earth accepts there's a problem.
ReplyDeleteIndeed there is a problem. And the USA should be part of the solution. I will freely admit I am not being fair, insofar as I complain about my trees ending up under someone else's cookpots. But I do think I'm being reasonable in clarifying that all such Agreements 'n Treaties 'n Memoranda of Understanding are nothing but so much processed wood pulp and biro ink, signed upon a nice table constructed of tropical hardwood, with bouquets of flowers 'n plastic bottles of water for all the grandees in attendance, who will then go out to a fine luncheon and pat each other upon the back for their foresight 'n integrity in an act of mutual masturbation unseen since Nero's orgies.
I have no patience for such things. There is a certain sort of jaded wickedness which isn't satisfied with mere evil anymore and requires a heavy saucing of hypocrisy to make it palatable .