Australia to the United Nations - stuff it!
From
Joanne Nova:
Australia says �No� to UN wish list of billions � will �not support socialism masquerading as environmentalism�
The UN wants $100 billion from wealthier countries (about $2.4 billion from Australians or $100 a person). The Australian government has produced a position statement for the Warsaw UNFCCC conference. It is unusually brutal. I don�t think I remember seeing the phrase about socialism �masquerading as environmentalism� in an official statement before. (I�m sure readers will correct me). It�s good to see some recognition that the science has become less clear, and that it may become more so.
Essentially, the new Australian government �s message to the UN is: we are reducing CO2, but we�re not giving you a cent. Furthermore, if the science becomes muddier, we might drop it. We don�t think this UN meeting is remotely important and we have better things to do. And when it comes to wealth transfer through the UN the answer is No. Thank. You.The Australian has seen part of the document and it declares that, while Australia will remain �a good international citizen� and remains �committed to achieving the 5 per cent reduction� by 2020 of the 2000 levels of emissions, it will not sign up to any new agreement that involves spending money or levying taxes.
--The Australian
Excellent move -- the United Nations only gets power when nations contribute money to it. The USA needs to reclaim the valuable Manhattan real estate and let some other nation play host to these kleptocrats for a while. Some of their smaller agencies do good work but the various councils are useless...
Posted by DaveH at November 10, 2013 12:08 PM