http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/29/poorer-countries-climate-change-case
Maybe if they did that would be the only way people like Algore and the rest of the academic AGW cultist elites be subpoena to a court and be asked the questions they refuse to answer.
It’s clear global warming/climate change is real. It’s equally clear the > current < warming cycle has been going on since the last ice age and that’s why the Sahara was grassland 10,000 years ago but is desert today + has been desert for centuries. The fact the current warming trend started long before there was any industry and when there were hardly any people is good evidence humans are not the cause. It also means humans are not the solution.
The Earth goes through constant climate change cycles and has done so throughout its history. The exact mechanism is not completely understood but appears to be related to solar activity and the axial tilt of the Earth as it orbits the sun - not human activity. Note that the Earth is apparently at the end of the current warming cycle and should begin cooling soon (“soon” in geological terms).
All of the carbon tax/carbon offset BS is just robbery or extortion disguised as science. Countries like China and India LOVED the idea of carbon taxes/carbon offsets – but only when they could pretend to be “undeveloped”. Once it was pointed out both are horrific polluters of > every type < they suddenly weren’t so keen on the idea. Only the global Left and countries like North Korea & Zimbabwe still love the idea of carbon taxes.
The Left loves the idea because they are dedicated to destroying the West in general and the USA in particular. Getting the developed world to wreck its own industrial base is something they want. Having the West simultaneously give free guilt-money to countries like North Korea & Zimbabwe would just make it better.
Unfortunately, scientific research has been compromised by the politics of the subject. The academic community leans far to the Left, so researchers who “prove” human-caused global warming (AGW) are rewarded with more grants, but researchers who don’t “prove” AGW find themselves cut off.
The politics of the issue are a problem because we really do need to understand how the Earth works so we can anticipate, predict, and adjust. We also need to reduce actual pollution that is poisoning our environment, and countries like China & India should not get a free ride.
Too late. At this point, it is the developing countries that are responsible for most CO2 emissions on an annual basis. So if they were to ask for damages, they could end up paying themselves as having more emissions cumulatively by the time the case is settled. China has 25% of emissions. Combined total of US, Europe, Canada, Japan, Russia, Australia, and South Korea is 40% and dropping. So the response will be, 'yea we got wealthy off of CO2 emissions, so if you want us to pay you for it fine, but now that you know how damaging they are, I guess you'll just have to stay poor. '
Story from Chris Huhne - well-known pillar of society!
"Would you enjoy the cosiness and warmth of Christmas with your children or grandchildren just that little bit less if you knew that other people's children were dying because of it?"
I am ashamed of the billion dollars a day we spend on climate change related issues. How can Mr Huhne forget this while pushing his agenda? What could that money do for the poor of the world. Currently, it is lining the pockets of Big Green, sympathetic politicians and some entrepreneurs who have spotted a get-rich-quick scheme.
The world seems to be full of ignorant do-gooders whom the greedy elite consider useful idiots to help further their cause to gain power and make money. The science is interesting but outside that we see the nauseating greed of which some people are capable.
not likely if the past is any indication. Acid rain and radioactive plumes from nuclear testing comes to mind. Entire countries are damaged by war, yet I don't see Iraq going to court.
It won't happen before such an international law (treaty) is in place. For instance, the US Senate (the body that has control in these matters) has not approved the Kyoto treaty.
There is no way of which CO2 molecules cause which part of warming Impossible to win
take western governments to court and sue under international law for damages
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/29/poorer-countries-climate-change-case
