Report From Lima: Obama's Quest for Power, At America's Expense

Greenpeace International is seeking help from President Obama during the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change meeting in Lima, Peru that concludes on December 12. Greenpeace wants him to “lead the international community to a strong, legally binding climate agreement.” After all, he made the commitment last November 12, in Beijing, China to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 28% below 2005 levels by 2025, ”regardless of approval by the Republican Congress.”

The Greenpeace Energy Revolution states that America’s “fair share” is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 39% from 2005 levels by 2025 — even more devastating that Obama’s unilateral 28%.

NONE of these actions will prevent the climate from changing, which is mostly affected by sun activity, ocean currents and winds that no one can control. But “science” is not at the core of UNFCCC negotiations; politics is and has been since I began attending its meetings in 1997 in Kyoto, Japan.

The UN’s “science” originates with the International Panel on Climate Change which does no scientific research. It gleans from researchers, then presents its own conclusions that call for a total phase out of fossil fuel use by 2050, as well as a massive wealth transfer from rich to poor countries.

As the IPCC wars against the use of fossil fuels at the global level, local efforts in the U.S. are led by community organizer Jay Carmona of U.S. Community Divestment. He calls fossil fuel divestment, “[A] way to wield power and influence on behalf of ordinary people without the resources of a multi-billion dollar industry.” Like Saul Alinsky’s disciples Obama and Clinton, Carmona calls for building “on the success of the People’s Climate March by pushing divestment as a powerful and accessible tool to defend our climate.”

Carmona, et al, don’t mention the fact that wind and solar are NOT dependable sources of energy. The technology for “renewable” sources of energy is simply not developed enough to replace our clean and affordable sources of coal, gas and nuclear.

The 20th Conference of the Parties meeting in Peru will produce a draft for the 21st meeting set for this time next year in Paris, France for a legally binding treaty. We’ll see over the next two weeks how many jobs and how much of the American standard of living Obama unilaterally puts on the chopping block. Thankfully, the U.S. Constitution still requires 2/3s Senate approval for any treaty, regardless Obama’s shenanigans.