Image Credit : Dr Martin Rodger, Take Global Warming Seriously
We are at the very cusp of the edge of the verge of a swirling vortex of Climate Chaos, and all the United States of America can think about is protecting their business interests at the Cancun United Nations talks.
Yes, there can be “technology transfer” from the US to “emerging economies” (read : China), but “intellectual property rights”, as owned by private companies, must be protected.
Yes, there can be “Climate finance” from the USA to the Least Developed Countries (read : Long Dirt-poor Colonies), but the banks need to get their pound of flesh profit, so the money will be in the form of loans.
Yes, there can be “Reduced Deforestation” (what ? Not “totally reduced deforestation” ?), as long as American firms can still import a certain amount of tropical and sub-tropical wood for making toilet paper and construction beams.
Yes, there can be commitments to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions, but the paranoid Americanos want to enforce satellite verification and inspection teams for monitoring – yet more business opportunities.
China (and Russian and India and Brazil) are never going to agree all this. This is V. O. C. territory – on the Verge of Chaos.
From an exchange on the MediaLens Message Board :-
“Cancun Climate Talks : Get a grip or we are all V. O. C. K. D…You know – as in D. I. S. C. O.”
“Really, we are all seriously V. O. C. K. D. unless somehow the world’s energy companies are convinced to stop mining”
https://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/06/climate-change-igniting-deep-peatland-fires-study-says/”
“Climate Change Igniting Deep Peatland Fires, Study Says…Climate change is causing Alaskan wildfires to burn more fiercely, liberating vast stores of soil-based carbon dioxide that will further accelerate warming, a new study has found…“There is no way these systems are serving as a net carbon sink anymore”…”
“Personally, I blame the Americans. Well, there’s got to be *someone* to blame, hasn’t there ?”
To which there was this telling reply :-
“Why do people continue to believe international talks intended to develop meaningful treaties are the appropriate response to climate change?”
And so we tip into the grip of Vortex of Utter Chaos…
https://members5.boardhost.com/medialens/thread/1291727322.html
3 replies on “The Vortex of Chaos”
I know you’re not responsible for the heading on the graph but I think it should say “decline in Arctic summer ice”. Although the word Arctic appears in the small print this gives the impression of being about global summer ice.
There’s been no statistically significant change in global ice cover. Ice cover continues to increase slightly in Antartica. Why is it warmists never seem to think that Antartica matters as much? Is it just because it spoils their argument? Penguins are just as cute as polar bears, you know.
By the way, Jo, I’ve had a look at Dr Rodger’s website and it really is the most simplistic nonsense. I think I’ll distribute his assessment of sceptics to a wider audience as it’s a real hoot! No wonder the poor guy’s had so few visitors.
“And so we tip into the grip of Vortex of Utter Chaos…”
Jo, I know this article is not meant to be a spoof, but that line is the sort of thing I might have written!