"We need more hand wringing room."
"But you think the taxpayers will go for it?"
"Sure they are too busy trying to figure how how to survive. Beside, they have the attention span of a dead goldfish."
"Okay! Let's order it for our next grip. Anybody else for another cocktail or backrub before we land?"
More on the climate change hand wringing at Glasgow.
It's pretty difficult to do a lot of hand wringing on private jets. But somehow our elite class of world travelers and social critics manage to get it done. Source.
So caring.
"As global leaders flew into Scotland on a parade of private jets from around the world for the United Nations climate change conference COP26, billed as the world's last best chance' to save the planet from catastrophe, two of the world's biggest players were no-shows.
"President Xi Jinping didn't bother to attend and Russian President Vladimir Putin attended by video conference, claiming that Russia is living up to its previous climate commitments, even though there were based on an economy that was still devastated by the fall of the Soviet Union, so they are a mere drop in the atmosphere of what would be required based upon their current economic state. https://www.foxbusiness.com/energy/climate-chaos-russia-china
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"About the disappointment, the disappointment relates to the fact that not only Russia but China didn’t show up in terms of any commitments to deal with climate change, and there’s a reason why people should be disappointed in that. I found it disappointing myself," President Biden said.
We need more hand wringing room.
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"Biden is also disappointed with Saudi Arabia and the other OPEC members because the group has rebuffed his calls to increase production sending oil prices to seven-year highs.
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"Yet President Biden is trying to make commitments to try to impress the world after apologizing for President Trump's dumping the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord.
He said that the U.S. will reduce carbon emissions by 50%-52% below 2005 levels by 2030 and "will demonstrate to the world" that the U.S. is "not only back at the table" but will "hopefully lead by the massive power of our example."
Where's Al Gore when you need him to warn everyone about climate change? "Oh! He's in his private jet polluting up the skies."
“Damn! We need to hear from him.”
"Biden also promised things he may not be able to deliver, such as his "Build Back Better" infrastructure bill that may never pass and includes $320 billion for clean energy tax credits, $105 billion for resilience investments, $110 billion for clean energy technology, manufacturing, and supply chain investments and incentives, and $20 billion for clean energy procurement at a total of $555 billion.
"He also pledged more taxpayer money to support poor countries with their climate goals which I assume includes India and China, which are not close to giving up on coal as quickly as the Paris Accord members want.
"The bottom line is that Russia, China, and Saudi Arabia and the rest of the OPEC cartel are playing climate poker with President Biden and so far they are winning."
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"We need more hand wringing room."
"But you think the taxpayers will go for it?"
"Sure they are too busy trying to figure how how to survive. Beside, they have the attention span of a dead goldfish."
"Okay! Let's order it for our next grip. Anybody else for another cocktail or backrub before we land?"
More on the climate change hand wringing at Glasgow.
It's pretty difficult to do a lot of hand wring on private jets. But somehow our elite class of world travelers and social critics mange to get it done. Source.
So caring.
"As global leaders flew into Scotland on a parade of private jets from around the world for the United Nations climate change conference COP26, billed as the world's last best chance' to save the planet from catastrophe, two of the world's biggest players were no-shows.
"President Xi Jinping didn't bother to attend and Russian President Vladimir Putin attended by video conference, claiming that Russia is living up to its previous climate commitments, even though there were based on an economy that was still devastated by the fall of the Soviet Union, so they are a mere drop in the atmosphere of what would be required based upon their current economic state.
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"About the disappointment, the disappointment relates to the fact that not only Russia but China didn’t show up in terms of any commitments to deal with climate change, and there’s a reason why people should be disappointed in that. I found it disappointing myself," President Biden said.
We need more hand wringng room.
$83 OIL SHIFTS FROM ECONOMIC BRIGHT SPOT TO VILLAIN
"Biden is also disappointed with Saudi Arabia and the other OPEC members because the group has rebuffed his calls to increase production sending oil prices to seven-year highs.
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"Yet President Biden is trying to make commitments to try to impress the world after apologizing for President Trump's dumping the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord.
He said that the U.S. will reduce carbon emissions by 50%-52% below 2005 levels by 2030 and "will demonstrate to the world" that the U.S. is "not only back at the table" but will "hopefully lead by the massive power of our example."
"Where's Al Gore when you need him to warn everyone about climate change? "Oh! He's in his private jet polluting up the skies."
"Biden also promised things he may not be able to deliver, such as his "Build Back Better" infrastructure bill that may never pass and includes $320 billion for clean energy tax credits, $105 billion for resilience investments, $110 billion for clean energy technology, manufacturing, and supply chain investments and incentives, and $20 billion for clean energy procurement at a total of $555 billion.
"He also pledged more taxpayer money to support poor countries with their climate goals which I assume includes India and China, which are not close to giving up on coal as quickly as the Paris Accord members want.
"The bottom line is that Russia, China, and Saudi Arabia and the rest of the OPEC cartel are playing climate poker with President Biden and so far they are winning."
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