Our President will go to Copenhagen, bringing with him a promise to reduce carbon emissions “in the range of 17%” below 2005 levels by 2020.
How this is to be accomplished when there is not filibuster proof support in the US Senate for climate change legislation is something our President doesn’t mention.
To be seen to be promising something that can’t possibly be achieved on your watch is what makes climate change negotiations so surpassingly ridiculous.
What’s the difference between Obama’s approach and the infamous “aspirational goals” his predecessor suggested?
One supposes it is in the degree of disingenuousness: Bush was never serious about climate change, but Obama said he was and so far his people think wishing will make it so.
Gorilla thinks: “A prune Danish may be good for regularity in a romance, but it’s a real turnoff when you’re carbon dating in West Virginia!”
Tags: climate change, Copenhagen, Obama
I agree, good riddence to Copnehagen. Long live big oil!