| Subject: OK, I'll modify my assertion: Go south to where the average temperature |
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Date Posted: 12:08:18 05/09/07 Wed
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sci guy
's message, "It's so cute when you trot out those RNC talking points" on 21:45:51 05/07/07 Mon
is two degrees warmer ... The balance of my hypothetical applies -- no big deal, is it?
>Of course, you fail to note that 100 miles south of
>where I am has EXACTLY THE SAME climate as I have
>right here.
>
>Go figure.
>
>And you ALSO fail to note that that same 2 degrees
>increase is GLOBAL, not local. That global rise in
>temperature means a LOT of huge problems, including
>flooding in Florida and New york, more blizzards in
>winter, stronger storms generally, and rainfall
>patterns changing drastically, leading to drought in
>some areas, and flooding in others (this is seperate
>from th sea rising flooding Fl and NY)
>
>
>>of where you are now? More pap from the environmental
>>Left and their willing dupes (think Queenie).
>>
>>
>>>Oh wait. NO it won't!
>>>
>>>Fighting global warming won't ruin economy, climate
>>>panel says
>>>04/05/2007 10:56:07 AM
>>>
>>>-----------------------------------------------------
>-
>>-
>>>-------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>>A UN-led climate change report released Friday says
>>>keeping greenhouse gas emissions near current levels
>>>would cost only a tiny fraction of world economic
>>>output, but that more drastic reductions are needed
>by
>>>2050 in order to keep global warming in check.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>A Skytrain moves along elevated tracks Friday in
>>>Bangkok, Thailand, where delegates to a conference
>>>hailed a policy statement as a key advance toward
>>>battling global warming.
>>>(Sakchai Lalit/Associated Press)
>>>
>>>The summary of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
>>>Change's third report this year said keeping
>>>greenhouse gas emissions between 445 and 710 parts
>per
>>>million by 2030 would cost three per cent of global
>>>GDP - or 0.12 per cent annually - or less.
>>>
>>>Greenhouse gas concentrations are now at about 430
>>>ppm, but the report warns that, if current trends
>>>continue, emissions are expected to rise between 45
>>>and 110 per cent by 2030.
>>>
>>>Two earlier reports this year said the continued rise
>>>in greenhouse gas emissions could be disastrous for
>>>the planet's health, saying that rising temperatures
>>>and sea levels could lead to extinction of species,
>>>coastal flooding and water shortages in arid regions.
>>>
>>>"If we continue doing what we are doing now, we are
>in
>>>deep trouble," cautioned Ogunlade Davidson, the chair
>>>of one of the working groups at the weeklong
>>>conference in Bangkok, Thailand, where the report was
>>>unveiled.
>>>
>>>The report suggests a number of strategies for
>>>reducing emissions, including:
>>>
>>>- Improving energy efficiency in buildings.
>>>
>>>- Switching from coal to sources of renewable energy
>>>like solar power.
>>>
>>>- Increasing fuel efficiency in vehicles.
>>>
>>>- Improving crop and land management.
>>>
>>>- Introducing economic measures, such as energy
>>>incentives or carbon trading initiatives.
>>>
>>>University of Toronto climate change expert Danny
>>>Harvey, one of the lead authors of the report the
>>>summary was based on, said the findings are a wake-up
>>>call for those who think climate change policies are
>>>economically unachievable.
>>>
>>>"There are a lot of people who say that if you start
>>>reducing emissions you'll ruin the economy," Harvey
>>>told CBC News Online. "But these are just scare
>>>tactics."
>>>
>>>But to keep global temperatures from rising more than
>>>two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels,
>>>emissions would have to stabilize by 2015 and be
>>>reduced by between 50 to 85 per cent by 2050, the
>>>report said.
>>>
>>>Must reduce fossil fuel dependence
>>>
>>>Achieving these drastic reductions may be difficult
>to
>>>manage given our current reliance on fossil fuels,
>>>said Bob Evans, the director of the University of
>>>British Columbia's Clean Energy Research Centre.
>>>
>>>"Worldwide we depend on fossil fuels for 80 per cent
>>>of our total energy consumption so it will take a
>long
>>>time to completely eliminate our use of fossil
>fuels,"
>>>he told CBC News.
>>>
>>>But while the task seems daunting, Evans said the
>only
>>>way to deal with the problem is quickly.
>>>
>>>"We need to start working on things now to get to as
>>>good a position as possible by mid-century, I think,"
>>>he said.
>>>
>>>Contributors to the report were pleasantly surprised
>>>by how much of it stayed in Friday's document after
>>>delegates from over 120 countries spent a week of
>>>wrangling over the wording.
>>>
>>>Almost no changes were made, said John Drexhage, the
>>>director of the International Institute for
>>>Sustainable Development's climate change and energy
>>>program, and one of the lead authors of the report.
>>>
>>>"It unexpectedly went the way I expected," Drexhage
>>>told CBC News Online.
>>>
>>>Drexhage said now that the scientists have spoken
>it's
>>>time for the politicians to establish the regulatory
>>>framework needed to make these goals achievable.
>>>
>>>The report is the third of four to be produced by the
>>>Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change this year.
>>>The first report laid down the scientific foundations
>>>for the next three, stating that global warming was
>>>"unequivocal" and very likely caused by man-made
>>>greenhouse gases produced from the burning of fossil
>>>fuels.
>>>
>>>The second report - which so far has only come out as
>>>a summary for policy-makers - looked at the
>>>consequences of global warming, predicting widespread
>>>extinction of species and water shortages in the
>>>developing world if temperatures were to rise by even
>>>two degrees.
>>>
>>>A fourth report, summarizing the finding of the
>>>previous three, is expected in the fall.
>>>
>>>With files from the Associated Press
>>>
>>>
>>>
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