[quote]US President Barack Obama speaks at at the Group of Eight (G8) summit in L'Aquila, 09 Jul 2009
U.S. President Barack Obama said the G8 and its partners have reached a historic consensus on climate change and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Thursday's announcement came at the end of two days of discussions at the G8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy.
President Obama said G8 members and their partners from the world's major emerging economies made important strides in combating climate change.
"Developing nations committed to reducing their emissions in absolute terms and for the first time, developing nations also acknowledged the significance of the two degree Celsius metric and agreed to take action to meaningfully lower their emissions relative to business as usual in the next decade or so," he said.
Group of Eight (G8) leaders pose for a family photo at the summit in L'Aquila, central Italy, 08 Jul 2009
Group of Eight (G8) leaders pose for a family photo at the summit in L'Aquila, central Italy, 08 Jul 2009
Meeting here in L'Aquila, all parties agreed that global temperatures should not rise by more than an average of two degrees above pre-industrial levels.
G8 members also agreed to work toward an 80 percent cut in greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050. While developing nations have committed themselves to negotiating cuts, they have not yet agreed on specifics.
President Obama said it is also crucial that developed nations understand the concerns of developing countries and their fear that some of these measures could hamper their economic growth. That need not be, said Mr. Obama, citing economic growth and clean energy and reduction of greenhouse gases can go hand in hand. The American president acknowledged much work lies ahead.
"We made a good start. But I'm the first one to acknowledge that progress on this issue will not be easy," he said.
President Obama said no one nation caused global warming and no one country can resolve the problem. A broad global effort is crucial, he said.
"Ultimately, we have a choice. We can either shape our future or we can let events shape it for us," he added.
Mr. Obama said consensus in L'Aquila has shown which path nations here want to take.
But there has been criticism of the proposed measures, with some environmental groups saying they are not enough. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said the 2050 targets are too far in the future and that more needs to be done sooner. Many analysts said tough negotiations lie ahead before the next international conference on climate change in Copenhagen in December.
Here in L'Aquila, G8 leaders and their partners continue discussions on Friday, when the top agenda items are development assistance and Africa. [/quote]
Man take a look at what that manmade Global Warming CO2 gasses has done, we're lucky half of Florida isn't underwater yet!
[img]http://www.doobybrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/las-vegas-snow.jpg[/img]
[img]http://wattsupwiththat.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/uah_april_2009.png[/img]
[url]http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-07-09-voa31.cfm[/url]
[img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M0cuxJsSjdU/Rwvbn7UorfI/AAAAAAAABQM/zRp7JUAnnQU/s400/polar-bear-face-palm_thumbnail.jpg[/img]
Global. Warming. Does. Not. Exist.
Also relevant image.
If these people can't keep the global economy in check, how the fuck do they expect to control the forces of nature, weather and climate?
The "anomaly" is probably just fluctuations of the temperature. Not caused by global warming. CO2 in the atmosphere would not cause it to go up and down that fast. I am not saying that global warming isn't real, I am merely saying that these "anomalies" are not cause by global warming.
Let's assume Global Warming is a 100% factual threat.
To depend on modern government to fix it? Might as well buy a coffin now while they're still in stock.
[QUOTE=Sam Tilgan;15964957][img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M0cuxJsSjdU/Rwvbn7UorfI/AAAAAAAABQM/zRp7JUAnnQU/s400/polar-bear-face-palm_thumbnail.jpg[/img]
Global. Warming. Does. Not. Exist.
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Lol so funee and controversial and rebelious and randumm xDDD
I agree with the other posts. How the hell do they intend to influence that?
Next headline: G8 makes deal with santa.
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[QUOTE=Paradox621;15965039]Lol so funee and controversial and rebelious and randumm xDDD
I agree with the other posts. How the hell do they intend to influence that?[/QUOTE]
Not random at all it's a polar bear, I think you're just dumb.
[QUOTE=Sam Tilgan;15964957][img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M0cuxJsSjdU/Rwvbn7UorfI/AAAAAAAABQM/zRp7JUAnnQU/s400/polar-bear-face-palm_thumbnail.jpg[/img]
Global. Warming. Does. Not. Exist.
Also relevant image.[/QUOTE]
Haha, yeah right. There is unsurmountable evidence that the earth is getting warmer. If it's permanent or not or manmade we don't know.
[QUOTE=Sam Tilgan;15964957]
Global. Warming. Does. Not. Exist.
Also relevant image.[/QUOTE]
[img]http://jakerake.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/retard.jpg[/img]
You. Are. Retarded.
Also relevant image.
[quote]
US President Barack Obama speaks at at the Group of Eight (G8) summit in L'Aquila, 09 Jul 2009
U.S. President Barack Obama said the G8 and its partners have reached a historic consensus on global warming. Thursday's announcement came at the end of two days of discussions at the G8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy.
President Obama said G8 members and their partners from the world's major emerging economies have reached an agreement to stop global warming.
"We've realised now that global warming is beyond a joke, and we have to stop messing around." he said.
The President made public that since the 1960s, G8 have been making the world get slightly warmer each year as "a joke".
"We just thought it would be kinda funny. Every year we've increased the temperature of the earth ever so slightly by building a tonne of radiators in the desert and leaving them on full."
"I don't know, it's just the image of a bunch of penguins struggling to stay afloat on a solitary iceburg is very amusing."
The global warming radiator is due to be decomissioned shortly next year[/quote]
When I read the title, I sort of expected a quote like this.
[QUOTE=Xystus234;15965066]Haha, yeah right. There is unsurmountable evidence that the earth is getting warmer. If it's permanent or not or manmade we don't know.[/QUOTE]
What are you Talking about, we're back at 1988 average temperatures, if we were getting hotter, we would still be at 1998 levels
I see the governments plan; charge people so much money for making carbon emissions that they become poor and broke therefore can't possibly pay to produce carbon emissions and it cuts down to however much it is set to be reduced to.
[QUOTE=The Puzzle;15965149]I see the governments plan; charge people so much money for making carbon emissions that they become poor and broke therefore can't possibly pay to produce carbon emissions and it cuts down to however much it is set to be reduced to.[/QUOTE]
Or just take everyone's money for ten years and then after that ten years is over, when we aren't all dead, proclaim "Hooray! We did it! We defeated Global Warming!"
You know, just like every other environmental crisis.
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You don't hear jack SHIT about the Ozone anymore now do you?
Look at all the idiots posting how global warming exists; gg giving into the media. Earth has phases like this we cannot stop them.
[QUOTE=Lankist;15964984]If these people can't keep the global economy in check, how the fuck do they expect to control the forces of nature, weather and climate?[/QUOTE]
This.
[img]http://www.austinchronicle.com/binary/f50d/screens_feature-39345.jpeg[/img]
Is it Captain Planet approved?
[QUOTE=Sam Tilgan;15964957][img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M0cuxJsSjdU/Rwvbn7UorfI/AAAAAAAABQM/zRp7JUAnnQU/s400/polar-bear-face-palm_thumbnail.jpg[/img]
Global. Warming. Does. Not. Exist.
Also relevant image.[/QUOTE]
no yes it does
just because you're a conservative bent on doing things that cut down on spending and taxes and paying more, doesn't mean it doesn't exist
Global warming is such bullshit.
It's a natural cycle that the planet goes through, even if we aid in the speed and heat of the warming, it's by a fraction of the entire cycle.
People need to chill the fuck out.
When my dad was a kid, it was 110 in the sun in Escondido.
It gets nowhere near that now.
[IMG]http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/7348/algore.png[/IMG]
Yeah we have no effect :allears:
[B]EDIT:[/B] Fucking hell, imageshack is being hacked!
[QUOTE=its shortie;15965001]The "anomaly" is probably just fluctuations of the temperature. Not caused by global warming. CO2 in the atmosphere would not cause it to go up and down that fast. I am not saying that global warming isn't real, I am merely saying that these "anomalies" are not cause by global warming.[/QUOTE]
you're not taking quantity of CO2 into consideration. that said, they're saying it's mostly just CO2 and it isn't, and if it was, that would basically mean destroy all methods of mass machinery, kill all living creatures except for plants, and plant a shit load of plants.
and then the planet would die because it needs wildlife to keep it going.
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[QUOTE=Snow_EP;15965679]Global warming is such bullshit.
It's a natural cycle that the planet goes through, even if we aid in the speed and heat of the warming, it's by a fraction of the entire cycle.
People need to chill the fuck out.
When my dad was a kid, it was 110 in the sun in Escondido.
It gets nowhere near that now.[/QUOTE]
i love it when people say this when they have absolutely no fucking idea what they're talking about
You're making very little sense.
Improve your grammar, please.
[QUOTE=Lankist;15965171]You don't hear jack SHIT about the Ozone anymore now do you?[/QUOTE]
The ozone hole in 2006:
[img]http://imgkk.com/i/RtwaM7DG.png[/img]
To quote Wikipedia, "the depletion of the ozone layer may be slowing down due to the international ban on CFCs." The hole is going to take decades to repair though, "Ozone concentrations in the lower stratosphere over Antarctica will increase by 5%–10% by 2020 and return to pre-1980 levels by about 2060–2075"
[QUOTE=Sam Tilgan;15964957][img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M0cuxJsSjdU/Rwvbn7UorfI/AAAAAAAABQM/zRp7JUAnnQU/s400/polar-bear-face-palm_thumbnail.jpg[/img]
Global. Warming. Does. Not. Exist.
Also relevant image.[/QUOTE]
too bad the polar bear in that picture is probably dead due to his habitat melting and the warmth of the ocean killing his food
most ironic facepalm ever nice job bro
[QUOTE=thisispain;15965893]too bad the polar bear in that picture is probably dead due to his habitat melting and the warmth of the ocean killing his food
most ironic facepalm ever nice job bro[/QUOTE]
You sound like PETA.
[QUOTE=Boba_Fett;15965910]You sound like PETA.[/QUOTE]
i sound like an entire organization?
well i must have a loud voice then
(btw get out)
Remember when it was called "weather?"
My favourite argument to global warming deniers is, why isn't it happening? All the evidence suggests that our current emissions levels should be fucking shit up, and yet you claim it isn't?
[QUOTE=Skyraider;15965926]Remember when it was called "weather?"[/QUOTE]
remember how stupid you were
you should, it was just a minute ago
[QUOTE=smurfy;15965850]The ozone hole in 2006:
To quote Wikipedia, "the depletion of the ozone layer may be slowing down due to the international ban on CFCs." The hole is going to take decades to repair though, "Ozone concentrations in the lower stratosphere over Antarctica will increase by 5%–10% by 2020 and return to pre-1980 levels by about 2060–2075"[/QUOTE]
So in essence we fixed fuck all, the hole is still there and will take the better part of a century to repair most of itself, and that MAY be due in part to a single international ban. The effectiveness of which is arguable at best. One thing's for certain though, we aren't all dead like all the nuts said we would be in, what, ten years? And the likelihood that government intervention is at all a major player in the (extremely slow and most certainly not definite) repair of the Ozone is getting slimmer and slimmer.
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