BuaNews (Tshwane)
9 July 2009
Leaders from the Group of Eight (G8) major industrialised countries agreed on Wednesday to limit global warming to within two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, but lowered their target of halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
"We recognise the broad scientific view that the increase in global average temperature above pre-industrial levels ought not to exceed two degrees Celsius," the leaders said in a declaration concluding their first-day summit talks in the central Italian town of L'Aquila.
Scientists had warned that there would be serious climate consequences if the world temperature rise exceeds the threshold of two degrees Celsius.
The United States has been reluctant to accept the two-degree limit, a goal strongly supported by the European Union (EU). This is the first time the G8 leaders accepted this political goal in the global fight against climate change.
The G8 leaders also said they were ready to attain the goal of reducing global emissions of greenhouse gases by at least 50 percent by 2050, together with others, but without specifying the baseline.
"We reiterate our willingness to share with all countries the goal of achieving at least a 50 percent reduction of global emissions by 2050, recognising that this implies that global emissions need to peak as soon as possible and decline thereafter," they said.
The EU has been pushing for a reduction by half from the base year of 1990, while the United States wants to use as the reference the emission level of 2005, which is higher than that of 1990.
It had been expected that Washington would make a concession, but the declaration left the issue open.
As part of their long-term effort, the G8 leaders also supported the goal of developed countries reducing greenhouse gas emissions in aggregate by 80 percent or more by 2050. However, they said that the reduction should be comparable to 1990 or more recent years.
The G8 leaders said: "They will undertake robust aggregate and individual mid-term reductions, taking into account that baselines may vary and that efforts need to be comparable."
The mid-term reduction usually refers to the target by 2020, which would mean a more imminent burden for the G8 countries.
The joint stance on climate change would be submitted at a meeting on Thursday, which is extended to include the five emerging economies of Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, the host, signaled a showdown with the emerging economies.
"Europe and the United States are in favor of cutting carbon dioxide emissions and will adopt a united stance vis-a-vis the emerging economies with a view to arriving at a pledge into which everyone must enter," he told reporters after the first-day meeting.
While being vague about targets for themselves, the G8 leaders took a tougher position against emerging economies, adding doubt to what can be achieved on Thursday.
"Major emerging economies need to undertake quantifiable actions to collectively reduce emissions significantly below business-as-usual by a specified year," the declaration said.
Meanwhile, leaders of the five emerging economies, also called the Group of Five (G5), met separately on Wednesday.
In a joint statement, they urged developed countries to commit themselves to ambitious and comparable quantified emission reduction targets by reducing their emissions in aggregate by at least 40 percent below their 1990 levels by 2020. - BuaNews-Xinhua
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This Global Warming Stuff Is A Complete Hoax . Man has so arrogantly told
God, by inference, that God the Creator didn’t Create things quite right. The United
Nations is just another attempt by Satan to build another Tower of Babel .
If you want to know some real truth tune in to Alex Jones’ Infowars broadcast.
You can listen 24 hours a day. It’s live for 4 hours and on continuous re-broadcast for the
other 20 hours. Here’s a link to articles on the Hoax of Global Warming.
[http://www.scroogle.org/cgi-bin/nbbw.cgi]
What is this hype of Global warming for ? It’s designed to give these phony
scientists ( who actually act like they were taking part in the Creation itself ) and the
organizations they represent control of the world’s natural resources. The GEORGIA
GUIDESTONES is consistent with United Nations goals for the world.
Here is a synopsis of the GEORGIA GUIDESTONES :
[The Agenda Of The Antichrist aka The Georgia Guidestones (GG) ]
10 POINTS LIKE THE 10 HORNS OR RELIGIONS OF THE BEAST
[Revelations 13:1]
And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having 7
heads (Kings) and 10 HORNS (Religious Kingdoms), and upon his horns ten crowns, and
upon his heads the name of blasphemy
THE GEORGIA GUIDESTONES
1) MAINTAIN HUMANITY'S POPULATION UNDER 500 MILLION IN
PERPETUAL BALANCE WITH NATURE
2) GUIDE REPRODUCTION WISELY —IMPROVING FITNESS AND DIVERSITY
3) UNITE HUMANITY WITH A LIVING NEW LANGUAGE
4) RULE PASSION — FAITH — TRADITION AND ALL THINGS WITH
TEMPERED REASON
5) PROTECT PEOPLE AND NATIONS WITH FAIR LAWS AND JUST COURTS
6) LET ALL NATIONS RULE INTERNALLY RESOLVING EXTERNAL DISPUTES
IN A WORLD COURT
7) AVOID PETTY LAWS AND USELESS OFFICIALS
8) BALANCE PERSONAL RIGHTS WITH SOCIAL DUTIES.
9) PRIZE TRUTH — BEAUTY — LOVE — SEEKING HARMONY WITH THE
INFINITE
10) BE NOT A CANCER ON THE EARTH — LEAVE ROOM FOR NATURE —
LEAVE ROOM FOR NATURE
In conclusion the directives for these GEORGIA GUIDESTONES call for : a) b) c) Elimination of around 7 billion residents d) e) f) Control of how many people are born g) h) i) The return of the system of ONE LANGUAGE as it was during the construction j) k) of the TOWER OF BABEL l) m) n) The other goals seem to infer that there isn’t currently a choice available to us that o) p) can help us to be better people. And there is a choice. q) r) s) But as the prophecy said in Daniel , The Beast/Antichrist will not allow any other t) u) worship, but of himself.
Global Warming and all this false human-directed unity is designed to appeal to our
personal pride , our lustful flesh and our unsatisfied eyes. But we can’t save our
selves. We children need OUR FATHER GOD to fight for us against our evil older
brethren Satan (formerly known as Lucifer) and His Fallen Followers.
CHECK OUT THIS EYE-OPENING VIDEO ON THE SCAM SWINDLE OF GLOBAL WARMING 1) T
HE GREAT GLOBAL WARMING SWINDLE
- URL – [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMA6sszChwQ]
Revelations 11:18
And the nations were angry, and your wrath is here, and the time of the dead, that they
should be judged, and that you should give reward to your servants the prophets, and to
the saints, and them that fear your name, small and great; AND SHOULD DESTROY
THEM WHICH DESTROY THE EARTH.
- FEED YOURSELVES SUGGESTION -
WE ARE MAKING HUNDREDS WHILE GIVING AWAY BILLIONS TO OUR ECONOMIC SLAVE MASTERS !!!
THERE IS NO REASON WHY WE CAN'T TAKE CONTROL OF OUR OWN COUNTRY !
NEIGHBORHOOD COOP GREENHOUSES
ANOTHER SUGGESTION IS FOR THOSE LIVING IN THE CITY TO POOL
THEIR RESOURCES TOGETHER AND MAKE NEIGHBORHOOD COOP
GREENHOUSES . HERE YOU CAN GROW SOME KIND OF FOODS AND NOT
BE TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON GROCERY STORES.
OUR DEEPEST FEAR By Marianne Williamson
Our Deepest Fear Is Not That We Are Inadequate, Our Deepest Fear Is That We Are Powerful Beyond Measure. It Is Our Light , Not Our Darkness That Most Frightens Us.
We Ask Ourselves, Who Am I To Be Brilliant, Gorgeous, Talented, And Fabulous ?
Actually Who Are We Not To Be ? You Are A Child Of God.
Your Playing Small Doesn’t Serve The World.
There Is Nothing Enlightened About Shrinking So That Other People Won’t Feel Insecure Around You.
We Are All Meant To Shine, As Children Do.
We Were Born To Make Manifest The Glory Of God That Is Within Us.
It’s Not Just In Some Of Us; It’s In Everyone.
And When We Let Our Own Light Shine We Unconsciously Give Other People Permission To Do The Same.
And As We Are Liberated From Our Own Fear, Our Presence Automatically Liberates Others
[NOTE – BEING AFRAID AND REFUSING TO GET INVOLVED WON’T STOP US FROM DYING. BUT BEING AFRAID CAN PREVENT US FROM LIVING]
(Nkosi Sikeleli Africa )
God bless Africa May her glory be lifted high Hear our petitions .
God bless us, Your children God we ask You to protect our nation Intervene and end all conflicts Protect us, protect our nation, our nation.
From the blue of our heaven, From the depths of our sea, Over our eternal mountain ranges, Where the cliffs give answer.
Sounds the call to come together, And united we shall stand, Let us live and strive for freedom, In South Africa our land.
[Enoch Mankayi Sontonga]
WAKE UP ! STAY UP MY BROTHERS & SISTERS ! BE SELF-SUFFICIENT IN THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.
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- Life Is a Game. Have Fun. [ Luke 18:17 / Isaiah 11:6 ]
SO PLEASE WAKE UP MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS. GOD IS ALL WE NEED. You are In My Prayers. God Bless Us. God Bless Africa.