UN IPCC Official Admits 'We Redistribute World's Wealth By Climate Policy'
If you needed any more evidence that the entire theory of manmade global warming was a scheme to redistribute wealth you got it Sunday when a leading member of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change told a German news outlet, "[W]e redistribute de facto the world's wealth by climate policy."
Such was originally published by Germany's NZZ Online Sunday, and reprinted in English by the Global Warming Policy Foundation moments ago:
(NZZ AM SONNTAG): The new thing about your proposal for a Global Deal is the stress on the importance of development policy for climate policy. Until now, many think of aid when they hear development policies.
(OTTMAR EDENHOFER, UN IPCC OFFICIAL): That will change immediately if global emission rights are distributed. If this happens, on a per capita basis, then Africa will be the big winner, and huge amounts of money will flow there. This will have enormous implications for development policy. And it will raise the question if these countries can deal responsibly with so much money at all.
(NZZ): That does not sound anymore like the climate policy that we know.
(EDENHOFER): Basically it's a big mistake to discuss climate policy separately from the major themes of globalization. The climate summit in Cancun at the end of the month is not a climate conference, but one of the largest economic conferences since the Second World War. Why? Because we have 11,000 gigatons of carbon in the coal reserves in the soil under our feet - and we must emit only 400 gigatons in the atmosphere if we want to keep the 2-degree target. 11 000 to 400 - there is no getting around the fact that most of the fossil reserves must remain in the soil.
(NZZ): De facto, this means an expropriation of the countries with natural resources. This leads to a very different development from that which has been triggered by development policy.
(EDENHOFER): First of all, developed countries have basically expropriated the atmosphere of the world community. But one must say clearly that we redistribute de facto the world's wealth by climate policy. Obviously, the owners of coal and oil will not be enthusiastic about this. One has to free oneself from the illusion that international climate policy is environmental policy. This has almost nothing to do with environmental policy anymore, with problems such as deforestation or the ozone hole.
For the record, Edenhofer was co-chair of the IPCC's Working Group III, and was a lead author of the IPCC's Fourth Assessment Report released in 2007 which controversially concluded, "Most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations."
As such, this man is a huge player in advancing this theory, and he has now made it quite clear - as folks on the realist side of this debate have been saying for years - that this is actually an international economic scheme designed to redistribute wealth.
Readers are encouraged to review the entire interview at GWPF or Google's slightly different translation.
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Human sacrifices
Submitted by jon_torlin on Thu, 11/18/2010 - 12:37pm.
So when will we graduate back to human sacrifices a la the Mayans from all those centuries ago?
It makes just about as much sense as it does now the way these jokers are going. Not to mention how they epically fail to make the distinction between "carbon" and "carbon dioxide" so they lump it all into one category which is fallacious at best and criminally stupid at worst.
-Jon
I think it's well past time to cease all US funding for the UN
Submitted by Dave. on Thu, 11/18/2010 - 12:55pm.
...as it is really nothing more than a giant leech on the behind of America, not to mention the behind of whole planet.
As far as I am concerned, this hideous organization is a clear and present threat to freedom, not only what is left of it here in America, but wherever it still exists around the world.
Besides, we're broke, and what little money we have left can be put to better use than keeping a bunch of aspiring third-world potentate commies in a new Mercedes every couple of years.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
We can't even get NPR
Submitted by ThisnThat on Thu, 11/18/2010 - 1:03pm.
We can't even get NPR de-funded. Unless we get someone like Palin in office -- don't get your hopes up.
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“Didn't win the Medal of Honor? Didn't even serve? Then lie about it. We'll support you." — 9th Circuit Court
TnT,
Submitted by Dave. on Thu, 11/18/2010 - 1:11pm.
Well, one sure way we'll stop funding the UN is when we finally manage to go Tango Uniform as a nation in a few years, which is exactly what is going to happen if the GOP doesn't grow a spine, and that right soon.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Two groups that are the
Submitted by MidAmerica on Thu, 11/18/2010 - 12:59pm.
Two groups that are the biggest threats to world prosperity are Islamic extremists and the UN. Both should be eliminated.
Just eliminated?
Submitted by ThisnThat on Thu, 11/18/2010 - 1:01pm.
How about exterminated -- with prejudice? Or, what's the proper term? Oh yeah -- sanctioned.
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“Didn't win the Medal of Honor? Didn't even serve? Then lie about it. We'll support you." — 9th Circuit Court
Just read their documentation
Submitted by ThisnThat on Thu, 11/18/2010 - 1:00pm.
This admission has been available in clear black and white for a while, now. All one had to do is to read it. I downloaded the IPPCC report some time ago and have studied it carefully.
But like the socialists in the U.S. and nationwide -- these people are getting bolder and bolder, and more and more of them are coming out publically and admitting their world-wide control-our-lives schemes. They feel emboldened somehow, perhaps thinking the die is cast and there is nothing that can get in their way? Perhaps because they see a sympathetic soul in the WH? Or more than just smpathetic -- an active player in the WH who is helping pull the strings, put people in place, get "policies" in place?
Obama's past statements of "redistribute wealth" and "electricity rates must necessarily skyrocket" have renewed meaning. obama's aborted attempt at copenhagen can now be put into context. obama's new health law head -- a recess appointee -- said "healthcare must redistribute wealth from the rich to the poor" and deserves more attention.
We are fighting a war, folks. These people mean business. Nothing less than our way of life hangs in the balance.
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“Didn't win the Medal of Honor? Didn't even serve? Then lie about it. We'll support you." — 9th Circuit Court
Redistributing
Submitted by Kingfish17 on Thu, 11/18/2010 - 1:07pm.
Redistributing: Always easier then working and producing.
"You can’t go take a trip to Las Vegas...on the taxpayer’s dime." Barack Obama
The UN is an organization
Submitted by d1carter on Thu, 11/18/2010 - 2:39pm.
The UN is an organization that has outlived its usefulness. Close it down or move it to another country. We don't need to continue to fund this joke.
Actually, the UN is useful,
Submitted by Cowboy on Sat, 11/20/2010 - 5:23pm.
Actually, the UN is useful, in that we get to veto alot of the goofy stuff 'they' would do without us.
The problem is when the US has government as goofy as the UN 'leadership'.
You're right, Cowboy
Submitted by 26CX on Sat, 11/20/2010 - 5:27pm.
The UN is pretty useful.
Noel.
Submitted by troglodyt on Thu, 11/18/2010 - 3:59pm.
Who said otherwise? Everyone, who has half a brain (whether proponent or opponent), knows that this is one of the consequences of seriously tackling climate change.
seriously??
Submitted by jon_torlin on Thu, 11/18/2010 - 4:40pm.
I'm not sure which is the bigger hoax, the current presidency or this global warming hoax.
Trog, do you really believe that "climate change" to use your words is something that needs to be "tackled?" The word "Climate" is even being used incorrectly in this context because it involves an average set of conditions regarding temperature, wind, and so forth.
"Change" is more appropriately used as "weather change" because that's what weather does, it CHANGES. It doesn't stay the same. It can't stay the same, and Earth being what it is, a dynamic planet, it WON'T stay the same. To say that we need to tackle this is laughably absurd.
And yeah, I'm very much opposed to this. People who want to "tackle climate change" doesn't respect the weather or even the Earth.
-Jon
Jon
Submitted by troglodyt on Thu, 11/18/2010 - 5:05pm.
The word climate and the word change are both appropriate in this context as climate, very much as you defined it, is what is researched and it changes (both naturally and by human influences). One consequence of climate change is alteration of wheather patterns. No offense, but you should inform yourself what scientists are actually talking about.
People who want to "tackle climate change" doesn't respect the weather or even the Earth.
The same can be said about people refusing to question what mankind is doing with fossil fuels (and other things for that matter).
Most definitely
Submitted by Kingfish17 on Thu, 11/18/2010 - 5:12pm.
By all means, let's question what mankind is doing with "other things", but only in a generalized way.
"You can’t go take a trip to Las Vegas...on the taxpayer’s dime." Barack Obama
A peak behind the curtain
Submitted by dbo on Thu, 11/18/2010 - 7:04pm.
"No offense, but you should inform yourself what scientists are actually talking about". ---------------------Actually, a lot of us are very well informed what the scientists are talking about. http://assassinationscience.com/climategate/
Sooooooo, why should I
Submitted by BD on Thu, 11/18/2010 - 9:15pm.
Sooooooo, why should I provide some thid world crap hole any of my hard earned money because the earth is recovering from the Maunder Minimum?
Hell, we have subsidized the Germans for the past fifty years, maybe THEY should take this one on for us all....
We are suppsed to believe
Submitted by Cowboy on Sat, 11/20/2010 - 5:19pm.
We are suppsed to believe people about the 'weather', even when they are smart enough to spell it 'wheather' ???
We know what scientists are "talking about"... It's called Climategate...
Thats the whole point
Submitted by bassndude on Thu, 11/18/2010 - 4:12pm.
Thats the whole point Troglodyt. AGW was never about "saving the planet". It was always about sending my money to poor countries. The whole thing is a scam. If I was to try something on the same order, but moving money to me from people like you, they would put me in jail. Can you say Bernie Madoff?
Save a SeAL, club a liberal/troll!!
The sad thing is . . .
Submitted by Galvanic on Thu, 11/18/2010 - 4:14pm.
. . . most 'progressives' reading Edenhoffer's have no problem with his claims.
It amazes me that the
Submitted by changein2012 on Thu, 11/18/2010 - 4:22pm.
It amazes me that the leading atmospheric physicist, Dr Lindzen, can testify in front of congress, testify to the fact that AGW is not a threat, testify that the IPCC has "cheated" on their work, and not one news channel picks it up. That testimiony took place YESTERDAY and not one news channel has reported on his earth shattering facts. If it had been steroids in baseball or Dr Hansen sweating, we would have heard all about it.
"Perhaps we should stop accepting the term, ‘skeptic.’ Skepticism implies doubts about a plausible proposition. Current global warming alarm hardly represents a plausible proposition. Twenty years of repetition and escalation of claims does not make it more plausible. Quite the contrary, the failure to improve the case over 20 years makes the case even less plausible as does the evidence from climategate and other instances of overt cheating."
NBC? Crickets.
ABC? AWOL!
CBS? Yeah right!
This is the problem. We are the solution!
Why are we continuing to pay
Submitted by Cowboy on Sat, 11/20/2010 - 5:13pm.
Why are we continuing to pay for this 'global warming' hoax?
This is "The Twilight Zone," right?
Submitted by ozarkian on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 9:23pm.
Oh, Geez, my head is starting to spin from all that is happening at once. Everything is speeding up. (I stumbled onto this just after reading the back story of Eric Fuller, which already had weird scenarios going through my head.)
I knew we had been sold out by the kenyan, but suddenly it's smacking me in the face from all directions. And the repubs are politely agreeing to mix in with the Dens at the SOTU so they won't massively outnumber them. Good move.
This last week, with all the fol-de-rol from the MSM about Palin, Limbaugh, Palin, Beck, Palin, the Tea Party, Palin, Levine, Palin and Sean Hannity....I never thought I'd see them (and the rest of the left) being so bold.. Cuba restrictions lifted, and the fete Dear Leader is at-this-moment throwing for his counterpart from China....the return of "civility."....the rally at Tucson...
Also read tonight about Twiitter being used by the left to lie, slander, and spread porn and KKK pics of conservatives. What the H*E*L*L is going on? For two years, the idiot savant our realty show citizens elected has been tearing our country apart and handing it piece-by-piece to the Third World (the 3rd worlders that he's not inviting over here).And nobody even knows who he really is!
Was it Orwell in 1984 who wrote, "If there is any hope, it lies with the proles"? That's us, folks. I never thought I'd live to see times like these. We're way beyond "interesting times."