GLASGOW, Scotland — By the time many of the pledges made in Glasgow this week are met (or not), some of the participating countries may no longer exist.
Driving the news: The world’s 40-some small island states have used the COP26 climate summit to plead for more urgent action — while there's still time — and to confront world powers like the U.S. and China with the devastation their emissions have caused.
"Our country is paradise — there’s no doubt about it," Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne tells Axios. "But they are, unfortunately, destroying our pristine environment." "If the situation continues, the ultimate situation is losing our lives and losing our civilizations in the Caribbean, Pacific and Indian Oceans." By "they," does Browne mean, say, the United States? "Oh, absolutely." The big picture: For island countries, there are two climate crises: the immediate (hurricanes, flooding, dwindling fish stocks) and the existential.
The Marshall Islands could be mostly uninhabitable by 2035 due to sea level rise caused by melting ice caps and warming waters — raising the question of whether an entire country can be relocated. Other island nations have longer timelines but equally desperate outlooks. Fiji has experienced three of its most intense cyclones on record in the last five years, with the equivalent of their national GDP wiped out twice in that span. Rebuilding means taking on more debt.
"It is a choice between extending health care or ensuring that communities can be relocated," Satyendra Prasad, Fiji's ambassador to the U.N., tells Axios. "We are expected to take this scale of devastation and face it with a straight face and recover on our own." The destruction of the present and the uncertainty of the future weigh heavily on the people of the islands.
President Surangel Whipps of Palau says suicide rates in his country, as with many small island states, are among the highest in the world. He grows emotional when considering the burden this all puts on younger generations. "I'm a parent. Don't you care about your children? ... You have to give them hope." Asked how you explain to a child that without much stronger climate action their country could disappear, Prasad's voice catches momentarily.
"I don't think we're telling the young people," he says. "They're telling us."
And now for this important message...the "same B.S about raising seas" has been around for over thirty years. ahhhhh' the children...I forgot about that one. Where's gavin newwom? hmmmm? : )))))
If Carlsbad can enact a ban, why can't we? Answer: Blakespear, Hinze, Kranz compassion calls for bodies on the streets and in gullies, just no help. That would be "racist," right Gonzo??
You folks are reading too much into the homeless problem. If they come onto your property, kill em'. Then, dismember the body and put the bits in other folks rubbish cans on trash day. Bam...problem solved. But please remember to wear rubberized gloves and burn the clothing you were wearing.
6:12 - you watch too much TV. Go outside and get some fresh air and read a book. Your brain is rotting.
BIAspear and her handlers loves nothing more than to create a super poor needy society full of homeless and crackheads that are dependent on their welfare. Full on Gotham would be perfect for BIAspear. It sounds like you want to play the joker.
Many of us believe in working in life towards goals which brings internal happiness and being kind to people.
When you take a dole that whole experience is lost. But our whitest of whites could never understand because like Trump and Newsom she was born with a silver spoon in her toosh, and has no sense of the real world.
It's not the politics but the behavior that has so many comparing Blakespear to Trump. Comparisons started last year, hearing it alot lately.
Surrounding yourself with fringe individuals is another way they're similar: think the still-wanted by the cops (?) Jeremy Kron, the mayor's husband, and Gonzalez, her close advisor from all appearances?
Speedy G, exploiting his heritage as some waiver from the abject hypocrisy that he displays. His allegiance is to MONEY the rest is puffery and bad theatrics.
Where'd Speedy G come up with that absurd look? That stupid hat and the earrings - trying to be "hip", but looking like a clown out of step with style.
Blakespear wants to emulate Duncan Hunter. Once you get into a Federal position, you are home free. No obligations to do anything and essentially no accountability (unless an investigative reporter gets on your case). Six figure salary. free car, perks and per diem - it is high end welfare!
OK... stop using water and issuing more water meter and having more people use water. Oh wait, that not what they are staying. They are saying, existing residents don't use any water but we will keep charging you for the meter big time while we approve all your new neighbors water meetings to move into Encinitas and use all kinds of new water!
Great job BIAspear and Newsom encouraging more water using humans to an overdeveloped water starved desert. For all you ass whipes that voted no on the recall I hope you choke on dust.
Finite resources, but bow to the wealthy developers for the social planning aspects of what should be local decisions. Traffic will be untenable, water and energy costs will rise, but the politicians will grovel at the feet of their donors. Blakespear will leave a legacy that puts a knife in the back of the character of Encinitas - its former uniqueness only to be found in historical pictures...
More tonedeaf from the mayor, boasting how Norby endorses her. His comments are hilarious given he describes everything she's not:
“What matters most to me is not the party affiliation, but the person. Catherine has demonstrated over the years the temperament, decision-making, efforts on environmental, social and economic programs and projects that have made Encinitas a much better city. I have no doubt Catherine will do the same for our state.”
Norby's endorsement should read, "As one who has pocketed over $500,000 in Encinitas consultant's fees, what matters to me is that Catherine keeps those bucks rolling in. I have no doubt that since Blakespear also hired Tony Atkins' wife Jennifer LaSar to do the Homeless Action Plan that she will continue to hire me in Encinitas and possibly find me work at the state to keep those consulting bucks rolling in!"
It's imperative to treat the Hinze/Blakespear types like they are clinically insane because they are.
They reside in a world of totally make believe.
They're ghouls plain and simple. They use phrases delivered to them by the corporate media.
These types of people if they were on a plane and there was a lack of oxygen They would put the oxygen mask that dropped down from the ceiling over there 3 badly soiled covaids masks.
Yes. BIAspear sucks. The other clowns are irrelevant.
ReplyDeleteBOOPO!
The more homeless we have the more the mayor gets to virtue signal her wokeness.
ReplyDeleteOnly someone who doesn't visit other cities thinks Encinitas is a magnet. Homeless are everywhere on the coast of California.
ReplyDeleteAnd you're good with calling walking over bodies and doing zilch "compassion" a la Blakespear's approach?
Delete10:16 - Kim Prather called.
DeleteShe wants to thank you for taking over the dumbest person of the year award from her.
Too true, 4:45. Guess there are some Blakespear kool aid drinkers still kicking around. How's the air down there with your head in the sand, 10:16?
Delete10:16 UR funny, have you actually spoken to any homeless? They definitely got the welcome mat memo to move here.
ReplyDeleteGLASGOW, Scotland — By the time many of the pledges made in Glasgow this week are met (or not), some of the participating countries may no longer exist.
ReplyDeleteDriving the news: The world’s 40-some small island states have used the COP26 climate summit to plead for more urgent action — while there's still time — and to confront world powers like the U.S. and China with the devastation their emissions have caused.
"Our country is paradise — there’s no doubt about it," Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne tells Axios. "But they are, unfortunately, destroying our pristine environment."
"If the situation continues, the ultimate situation is losing our lives and losing our civilizations in the Caribbean, Pacific and Indian Oceans."
By "they," does Browne mean, say, the United States? "Oh, absolutely."
The big picture: For island countries, there are two climate crises: the immediate (hurricanes, flooding, dwindling fish stocks) and the existential.
The Marshall Islands could be mostly uninhabitable by 2035 due to sea level rise caused by melting ice caps and warming waters — raising the question of whether an entire country can be relocated.
Other island nations have longer timelines but equally desperate outlooks.
Fiji has experienced three of its most intense cyclones on record in the last five years, with the equivalent of their national GDP wiped out twice in that span. Rebuilding means taking on more debt.
"It is a choice between extending health care or ensuring that communities can be relocated," Satyendra Prasad, Fiji's ambassador to the U.N., tells Axios.
"We are expected to take this scale of devastation and face it with a straight face and recover on our own."
The destruction of the present and the uncertainty of the future weigh heavily on the people of the islands.
President Surangel Whipps of Palau says suicide rates in his country, as with many small island states, are among the highest in the world.
He grows emotional when considering the burden this all puts on younger generations. "I'm a parent. Don't you care about your children? ... You have to give them hope."
Asked how you explain to a child that without much stronger climate action their country could disappear, Prasad's voice catches momentarily.
"I don't think we're telling the young people," he says. "They're telling us."
And now for this important message...the "same B.S about raising seas" has been around for over thirty years.
Deleteahhhhh' the children...I forgot about that one.
Where's gavin newwom? hmmmm? : )))))
If Carlsbad can enact a ban, why can't we? Answer: Blakespear, Hinze, Kranz compassion calls for bodies on the streets and in gullies, just no help. That would be "racist," right Gonzo??
ReplyDeleteGonzo says "Keep them riff-raff out of my gated community".
ReplyDeleteYou folks are reading too much into the homeless problem. If they come onto your property, kill em'. Then, dismember the body and put the bits in other folks rubbish cans on trash day.
ReplyDeleteBam...problem solved. But please remember to wear rubberized gloves and burn the clothing you were wearing.
Darn it, I left out the using of bleach, lot's of bleach.
Delete6:12 - you watch too much TV. Go outside and get some fresh air and read a book. Your brain is rotting.
DeleteBIAspear and her handlers loves nothing more than to create a super poor needy society full of homeless and crackheads that are dependent on their welfare. Full on Gotham would be perfect for BIAspear. It sounds like you want to play the joker.
Many of us believe in working in life towards goals which brings internal happiness and being kind to people.
When you take a dole that whole experience is lost. But our whitest of whites could never understand because like Trump and Newsom she was born with a silver spoon in her toosh, and has no sense of the real world.
6:13...at least the Trumpster did good things for the common American. newsom...mmmmm....nope
DeleteIt's not the politics but the behavior that has so many comparing Blakespear to Trump. Comparisons started last year, hearing it alot lately.
DeleteSurrounding yourself with fringe individuals is another way they're similar: think the still-wanted by the cops (?) Jeremy Kron, the mayor's husband, and Gonzalez, her close advisor from all appearances?
Speedy G, exploiting his heritage as some waiver from the abject hypocrisy that he displays. His allegiance is to MONEY the rest is puffery and bad theatrics.
DeleteWhere'd Speedy G come up with that absurd look? That stupid hat and the earrings - trying to be "hip", but looking like a clown out of step with style.
DeleteBlakespear wants to emulate Duncan Hunter. Once you get into a Federal position, you are home free. No obligations to do anything and essentially no accountability (unless an investigative reporter gets on your case). Six figure salary. free car, perks and per diem - it is high end welfare!
ReplyDeleteOK... stop using water and issuing more water meter and having more people use water. Oh wait, that not what they are staying. They are saying, existing residents don't use any water but we will keep charging you for the meter big time while we approve all your new neighbors water meetings to move into Encinitas and use all kinds of new water!
ReplyDeleteGreat job BIAspear and Newsom encouraging more water using humans to an overdeveloped water starved desert. For all you ass whipes that voted no on the recall I hope you choke on dust.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2021-11-09/metropolitan-water-district-declares-drought-emergency
Thumbs up my friend...thumbs up.
DeleteFinite resources, but bow to the wealthy developers for the social planning aspects of what should be local decisions. Traffic will be untenable, water and energy costs will rise, but the politicians will grovel at the feet of their donors. Blakespear will leave a legacy that puts a knife in the back of the character of Encinitas - its former uniqueness only to be found in historical pictures...
DeleteMaybe we can develop a plan to inject all the homeless with experimental biologics and see what happens?
ReplyDeleteAfter all we're doing it to kids 5-11 so it's not an evil act right?
6:42 AM Go to a Travis Scott concert if you want to be injected....
ReplyDeleteI'm not into satanic sacrifice however the good Mayor may take you up on that offer?
Delete6:44am - good one. :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome post EG- Back at it! Thanks!!
ReplyDeletehttps://yourencinitasguerrilla.blogspot.com/
-So good!
More tonedeaf from the mayor, boasting how Norby endorses her.
ReplyDeleteHis comments are hilarious given he describes everything she's not:
“What matters most to me is not the party affiliation, but the person. Catherine has demonstrated over the years the temperament, decision-making, efforts on environmental, social and economic programs and projects that have made Encinitas a much better city. I have no doubt Catherine will do the same for our state.”
She's so absurd she actually thinks Norby's endorsement is a good thing. It's a major red flag, not that we needed him to know she's a disaster.
DeleteNorby's endorsement should read, "As one who has pocketed over $500,000 in Encinitas consultant's fees, what matters to me is that Catherine keeps those bucks rolling in. I have no doubt that since Blakespear also hired Tony Atkins' wife Jennifer LaSar to do the Homeless Action Plan that she will continue to hire me in Encinitas and possibly find me work at the state to keep those consulting bucks rolling in!"
ReplyDeleteIt's imperative to treat the Hinze/Blakespear types like they are clinically insane because they are.
ReplyDeleteThey reside in a world of totally make believe.
They're ghouls plain and simple.
They use phrases delivered to them by the corporate media.
These types of people if they were on a plane and there was a lack of oxygen They would put the oxygen mask that dropped down from the ceiling over there 3 badly soiled covaids masks.