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Topic History of: G20 - Climate Change
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Barney |
Ironically, it's only two years since Barack Obama was vehemently supported the Paris Agreement - saying that it would be the 'turning point' in the fight against global warming.
Republicans are obviously more business orientated - and less affected by the recent natural disasters, and those such as the Exxon Valdez.
Democrats - like Obama and Clintons - take a broader view, on the big picture. Perhaps to some political cost - but not forgetting that the world's current inhabitants are only its temporary custodians.
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Barney |
Only this October, the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) reported to the UN that the world had only 12 years to limit its temperature rise to 1.5°c.
The warning signs can't be missed:-
Rising sea levels
Extreme temperatures
Ice cap melting
Polluted seas and rivers
Decline in wild life etc.
Calling this a hoax is laughable, but continuing to increase pollution and gas emissions regardless - is criminal...
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JK2006 |
We call it "simplistic" Honey - the scourge of modern thinking (and voting - it's why he was elected). |
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honey!oh sugar sugar. |
Barney wrote:
The US remains the only G20 country to exit the Paris agreement (in 2020), as confirmed over the weekend
Mr Trump has described climate change as a hoax - and doesn't see it as part of his America First initiative
Giving US corporations, oil mainly, free reign to continue and intensify their pollution of the atmosphere
With China (who have signed the agreement), the US accounts for 40% of toxic matter generated
Trump is right in the sense that there are a lot of contradictory "studies" about climate change, and of course, the purpose of the big businesses that have grown around is to make money for the big businesses, but that doesn't mean the whole thing is a lie, and to dismiss it outright seems a bit extreme.
He appears to have very black and white thinking. |
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Barney |
The US remains the only G20 country to exit the Paris agreement (in 2020), as confirmed over the weekend
Mr Trump has described climate change as a hoax - and doesn't see it as part of his America First initiative
Giving US corporations, oil mainly, free reign to continue and intensify their pollution of the atmosphere
With China (who have signed the agreement), the US accounts for 40% of toxic matter generated
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