Holy See delegation backs 1.5-degree global-warming limit
December 11, 2015
The Holy See’s delegation at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris has announced its support for a legally-binding international agreement that would seek to limit a worldwide rise in temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit), according to Climate Vulnerable Forum.
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“We welcome the support of the Holy See behind the overwhelming majority of parties to the UNFCCC [United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change] who want to see the below 1.5° C limit enshrined in the Paris accord,” said Nereus Acosta, Philippine presidential adviser for environmental protection.
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Posted by: Bernadette -
Dec. 13, 2015 1:29 PM ET USA
This only feeds into the population controllers; i.e. too many people in the world. Cut down on the people by forced contraception, abortion, sterilization, particularly in those countries whose race and ethnicity does not coincide with our likes and preferences.
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Posted by: BobJ70777069 -
Dec. 12, 2015 10:09 AM ET USA
So, they believe they can affect the millennial warming/cooling cycle by agreeing that it's not to exceed 1.5 deg C? Good luck with that.
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Posted by: Minnesota Mary -
Dec. 11, 2015 10:04 PM ET USA
And what if the legally binding agreement fails to halt the rise is temperature? More of the same? God must be rolling on the floor of heaven laughing!
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Posted by: FredC -
Dec. 11, 2015 8:38 PM ET USA
They need to inform God about the 1.5 C limit they are placing on Him.
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Posted by: bernie4871 -
Dec. 11, 2015 5:59 PM ET USA
We used to enshrine Saints.
