Australia Caves to Hysteria; Signs AGW Suicide Pact
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http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/rudd-yes-to-kyoto-pact/2007/12/03/1196530575996.html
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http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/rudd-yes-to-kyoto-pact/2007/12/03/1196530575996.html
and for a legally binding UN framework to tackle climate change. Just who are these vile collectivists, red enviros, misanthropes, and others caught up in the totally groundless AGW hysteria?
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Let’s go to FOX News – which headlines “Top Corporations Demand Action on Global Warming”. Fox says that “more than 150 global companies — worth nearly $4 trillion in market capitalization — have signed a petition urging “strong, early action on climate change””. Amazingly, the news report ends with a disclainer: “FOXNews.com is owned and operated by News Corporation, which is among the signatories of the Bali Communiqué.” http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,314224,00.html
Just what the heck is going on?
On November 30, UK and EU Corporate Leaders Groups on Climate Change (spearheaded by the Prince of Wales) published the “Bali Communiqué”, by which leaders of 150 global companies encouraged world leaders to work for a comprehensive, legally binding United Nations framework to tackle climate change.
The Bali Communiqué calls for:
The vile collectivists provided the following business case:
“The scientific evidence is now overwhelming. Climate change presents very serious global social, environmental and economic risks and it demands an urgent global response.
“As business leaders, it is our belief that the benefits of strong, early action on climate change outweigh the costs of not acting:
“The economic and geopolitical costs of unabated climate change could be very severe and globally disruptive. All countries and economies will be affected, but it will be the poorest countries that will suffer earliest and the most
“In summary, we believe that tackling climate change is the pro-growth strategy. Ignoring it will ultimately undermine economic growth.
“It is our view that a sufficiently ambitious, international and comprehensive legally-binding United Nations agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will provide business with the certainty it needs to scale up global investment in low-carbon technologies. We believe that an enhanced and extended carbon market needs to be part of this framework as it offers the necessary flexibility, allows for a cost-effective transition and provides financial support to developing countries.”
Companies supporting the communiqué included the following:
US-based: Coca-Cola, Dupont, Gap, GE, Johnson and Johnson, Nike, Pacific Gas and Electric, Sun Microsystems and United Technologies.
European-based: Anglo-American, British Airways, F&C Asset Management, Ferrovial, Nestle, Nokia, Rolls Royce, Shell, Tesco, Virgin and Volkswagen.
Australian-based: Insurance Australia Group, Macquarie, National Australia Bank, News Corporation and Westpac.
Chinese: Shanghai Electric, Zhufeng Technology and Suntech.
More here: http://www.balicommunique.com/communique.html
Well, it’s clear that they are all deluded and don’t care about impoverishing the rest of the world. They certainly know nothing about science, economics or the potential difficulties that their companies might confront in facing the challenges that they allege. They’re just sycophants and fellow-travellers of the evil, misanthropic “watermelon” enviros. http://mises.org/Community/blogs/tokyotom/archive/2007/12/17/holiday-joy-quot-watermelons-quot-roasting-on-an-open-pyre.aspx.
In other words, there’s nothing here folks; move along.
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