Secretary-General Ban said the September forum on global warming will be one of the most important initiatives in the history of the United Nations, and he intends to use the forum to consolidate and generate firm interntional political will.
In the past, President George W. Bush has been the major holdout, rejecting Kyoto’s mandated curbs in greenhouse-gas emissions because the treaty makes no demand on fast-growing nations such as China and India.
U.S. participation will be key to any new framework on climate change, and Ban has told Japan’s Asahi Shimbun that, due to growing perception and awareness among the international community on global warming, the U.S. has been changing its tune and is expected to be more cooperative.
The U.S. is "going to have another meeting immediately following my meeting here, but I am sure that the U.S. initiatives and meetings will be part of this UN negotiating forum," Ban said.
Democracy is utterly dependent upon an electorate that is accurately informed. In promoting climate change denial (and often denying their responsibility for doing so) industry has done more than endanger the environment. It has undermined democracy.
There is a vast difference between putting forth a point of view, honestly held, and intentionally sowing the seeds of confusion. Free speech does not include the right to deceive. Deception is not a point of view. And the right to disagree does not include a right to intentionally subvert the public awareness.
This post is the second of a two part series. Read the first installment, Unreported Emissions From Natural Gas Blow Up BC's Climate Action Plan.
Methane leaks from British Columbia's natural gas industry are likely at least 7 times greater than official numbers increasing the entire provinces' carbon footprint by nearly 25%. That's like putting 3 million more vehicles on BC's roads.
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