Ones that got away
“It’s incredibly important. We need a global deal on the climate.”
Bjorn Lomborg, who formerly put climate change last among the world's priorities, makes a U-turn.
“They stole our name. They stole our logo. They created a position title and made up the name of someone to fill it.”
A lobbying firm subcontracted by a coal advocacy group to fight the US climate bill was caught creating fake letters to congressmen from real community organizations.
"If you look at the group of developing countries in general, having some come forward and take steps is useful, it stops them from hiding more as a bloc, saying it's not possible."
Diane McFadzien of WWF Singapore on South Korea's new emissions targets.
"Praying should of course continue, because our villages should be spared from natural catastrophes. We should at the same time pray that our glacier does not melt any further, but instead grows.''
Rev. Pascal Venetz, pastor at Ernerwald Chapel in southern Switzerland, is seeking the Pope's permission to adjust a 17th century vow that asks God to protect local villages from an advancing alpine glacier.
Comments
Interesting "U turn".
Oddly enough, Nature neglected to point out this part of the article:
"He is concerned that the United Nations-led consensus that a climate treaty must focus on cuts in greenhouse gas emissions from rich countries is mistaken.
'It’s a costly way to achieve very little,' he said.
Instead, Mr Lomborg argues, there are cheaper ways of halting temperature rises.
These include tackling sources of climate change other than carbon dioxide, such as methane and soot; investing in new technologies; adapting to the effects of climate change; planting more forests; and weighing up whether emissions cuts are cheaper to do now or later."
Sounds to me like he's still a card carrying member of the skeptic community in good standing.
Posted by: John M | August 9, 2009 03:12 PM