The Associated Press: UN panel: New taxes needed for a climate fund

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UN panel: New taxes needed for a climate fund

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BONN, Germany — Carbon taxes, add-ons to international air fares and a levy on cross-border money movements are among ways being considered by a panel of the world's leading economists to raise a staggering $100 billion a year to fight climate change.
British economist Nicholas Stern told international climate negotiators Thursday that government regulation and public money also will be needed to create incentives for private investment in industries that emit fewer greenhouse gases.
In short, a new industrial revolution is needed to move the world away from fossil fuels to low carbon growth, he said.
"It will be extremely exciting, dynamic and productive," said Stern, one of 18 experts in public finance on an advisory panel appointed by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
A climate summit held in Copenhagen in December was determined to mobilize $100 billion a year by 2020 to help poor countries adapt to climate change and reduce emissions of carbon dioxide trapping the sun's heat. But the 120 world leaders who met in the Danish capital offered no ideas on how to raise that sum — $1 trillion every decade — prompting Ban to appoint his high-level advisory group.
The Copenhagen summit also resolved to mobilize a three-year emergency fund of $30 billion starting this year. It was unclear how much has been raised and disbursed so far.

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clipped from www.telegraph.co.uk Climate change deal could be two treaties A United Nations meeting in Copenhagen at the end of last year broke down in chaos because rich and poor countries could not agree the best way to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The main problem was that developing countries wanted an extension of the Kyoto Protocol, that imposes targets on rich nations, while developed countries wanted a whole new treaty. Mr Miliband, the Energy and Climate Change Secretary, said both could be done at once. He said the UK Government and other countries were willing to sign up to a second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol, as long as poor nations like China also agree to cut their emissions under a new agreement. The move is a clear attempt to force the United States and China, the world's two biggest emitters, to sign up to some sort of legally-binding agreement to tackle climate change at the next UN meeting in Mexico next year – even if it means having two separate treaties.

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China Goes into Attack Mode on Climate Change - EnterpriseITplanet.com / Green

clipped from hendrawanm.blogspot.com In spite of being the world's largest greenhouse polluter in absolute terms, China likes to point out that given its massive population, its greenhouse gas emissions aren't anywhere near the U.S. when broken down on a per person basis. That's why when it came to making a commitment towards reducing carbon, China chose to go with a "carbon density" reduction rather than an overall reduction of carbon. This approach has been criticized by the U.S. as not doing enough to reverse the trend of ever increasing carbon emissions by China. Most of the media has focused on Wen's defense of currency policy and criticism of the U.S. handling of the economic recession, Wen also delivered some sharp remarks on climate change. Wen used an old Chinese proverb, "my conscience is clear despite the slander of others," to defend allegations that he had snubbed President Obama at a sideline meeting at Copenhagen last year. Follow through HERE

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Only Congress can stop EPA from further harming the economy

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clipped from www.votervoice.net Only Congress can stop EPA from further harming the economy The economy is struggling, but the Obama Administration still is moving forward with a plan that will only harm the economy more. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, which is nothing more than a tax on carbon dioxide—the stuff we exhale. These regulations will increase the cost of 85 percent of our energy— raising the price of gasoline, electricity, natural gas, and home heating oil. The last thing we need is more expensive energy. Only Congress can stop EPA from further harming the economy. Use the form below to send a letter to your Senator and Representative. The Obama Administration and bureaucrats at EPA are planning to impose regulations that our elected representatives in Congress have considered for years, but have been unable to implement without permanently hurting our economy. Now EPA is trying to force Congresses’ hand.

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Are You Ready For $7.00 per Gallon Gas?

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Rev 6:5-6 KJV And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. (v.6) And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

Modern translations make this clearer:-

Rev 6:6 CEV I heard what sounded like a voice from somewhere among the four living creatures. It said, "A quart of wheat will cost you a whole day's wages! Three quarts of barley will cost you a day's wages too. But don't ruin the olive oil or the wine."

Rev 6:6 NET Then I heard something like a voice from among the four living creatures saying, "A quart of wheat will cost a day's pay and three quarts of barley will cost a day's pay. But do not damage the olive oil and the wine!"

clipped from motorcitytimes.com The fraud known a global warming (or climate change) has been proven to be a fraud and a hoax. You would think  this would stop the greedy Liberals in the White House or Congress from imposing ridiculous taxes and regulations? This will crush what’s left of our economy: All for a fraud and hoax. An extra big tip O’ the hat to Josh clipped from dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com Fuel Taxes Must Rise, Harvard Researchers Say To meet the Obama administration’s targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, some researchers say, Americans may have to experience a sobering reality: gas at $7 a gallon. To reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the transportation sector 14 percent from 2005 levels by 2020, the cost of driving must simply increase, according to a forthcoming report by researchers at Harvard’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. policymakers might take in trying to address the heat-trapping emissions by the nation’s transportation sector, which consumes 70 percent of the oil used in the United States.

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Inside Europe - E.U. Seeks to Regain Influence on Response to Climate Change - NYTimes.com

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• Inside Europe - E.U. Seeks to Regain Influence on Response to Climate Change - NYTimes.com

  "BRUSSELS — Stunned by having been sidelined in the endgame of the Copenhagen world climate summit meeting, the European Union is debating how to regain influence in the fight against global warming. Should the E.U., the world’s largest trading bloc and economic area, respond to the policy setback and the diplomatic humiliation of the bare-minimum Copenhagen accord by playing Mr. Nice, Mr. Nasty, Mr. Persistent or Mr. Pragmatic? The first two options — setting a more ambitious example to others, or threatening climate laggards with carbon tariffs — are tempting gestures, and each has its supporters. But when the dust settles, the 27 E.U. governments are likely to stick to their carbon-emissions reduction strategy while becoming more pragmatic about working outside the United Nations framework to achieve progress, experts say. The E.U. went to the U.N. negotiations in Copenhagen last month seeking a legally binding agreement to cut emissions of greenhouse gases, which are blamed for increasingly warming the planet, with precise reduction targets that would have been subject to international monitoring and enforcement. Despite warning signs that their goals were unrealistic, the Europeans hoped to convert the rest of the world to their own model of supranational governance."

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