Climate summit produces greenhouse gas (41,000 tons of carbon dioxide)

[The Straight Story]

Climate summit produces greenhouse gas


COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- British researchers said the 12-day U.N. climate change summit in Denmark will generate as much greenhouse gas as an African nation.

U.N. officials conceded the Copenhagen summit, which began Monday, will generate at least 41,000 tons of carbon dioxide, more than the average created by Malawi, Afghanistan or Sierra Leone during the same time period, the Daily Mail reported Monday.

Britain's Taxpayers' Alliance also criticized the conference for its estimated $214 million price tag.

"The politicians and bureaucrats going to Copenhagen seem to think it's unlikely that they'll reach a deal and they know that even if they can get something signed, an increasingly skeptical public aren't going to accept ever more expensive climate change policies," said Matthew Sinclair, research director at the Taxpayer's Alliance. "This means that a huge amount of money is going to be spent on the summit, and thousands of tons of carbon dioxide emitted to get there, just to give the delegates a good photo opportunity."

http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2009/12/07/Climate-summit-produces-greenhouse-gas/UPI-67201260219675/

Video conferencing anyone? This IS the 21st century.

[Uncle Joe]

1. I disagree with the author's conclusion, increased public awareness

of not only global warming climate change, but the cost in carbon and treasure of meetings such as this, along with the burdens and opportunities of changing society to avert this catastrophic threat will virtually insure this doesn't become just "a good photo opportunity." I also believe the Internet should and will play a growing part in this regard.

Thanks for the thread, The Straight Story.

[Viking12]

2. Now you're linking the Moonies.....

US = 6,340,813 thousand tons/ year.