Another UN power grab - they are irrelevant and trying to accumulate power by presenting the fantasy of 'world governance' to socialist nations who salivate at the idea of large government just as long as they get to sit at the big table with the rest of the elites. We are funding most of this organization - time we stopped and let the kleptocrats pick up the tab.
From Reuters:
California, international leaders sign climate change agreement
May 19 California and leaders of 11 states and provinces signed an agreement on Tuesday to limit their output of heat-trapping greenhouse gases 80 to 95 percent by 2050, a goal they hope will help prevent runaway climate change.
The target, which is based on a 1990 benchmark, will allow the individual governments, which collectively represent more than $4.5 trillion in GDP and 100 million people, to tailor reduction plans to fit their regional needs.
Called "Under 2 MOU" for a Memorandum of Understanding designed to help keep global temperature increase below 2 degrees Celsius, the pact seeks to provide a template for countries to follow to cut emissions.
The temperature mark is the warming threshold at which governments say climate change could become catastrophic and irreversible.
Later this year at a United Nations climate change conference in Paris, negotiators will attempt to reach an international agreement for nations to cut emissions.
"This global challenge requires bold action on the part of governments everywhere," California Governor Jerry Brown said on Tuesday. "It's time to be decisive. It's time to act."
Signatories of the agreement were Acre, Brazil; Baden-Württemberg, Germany; Baja California, Mexico; Catalonia, Spain; Jalisco, Mexico; Ontario, Canada, British Columbia, Canada; Wales, and the U.S. states of Oregon, Vermont and Washington.
Yeah, you read that right - Oregon and Washington signed on to this nasty piece of anti-growth. Nothing about it in the local media as yet (Bellingham, Everett and Seattle) You might want to write some letters to the Governor and your State representatives.
Here is the website for Under 2 MOU
Here is the page for Washington State
The idea that we are causing a significant warming of this Earth by our industry is laughable - it is all based on the predictions of computer models - computer models which have failed every real-world test given to them. These models, when fed purely random numbers will show "dangerous runaway warming". These models can not hind-cast - we have 200 years of decent weather records - plug this data into the computer models and the results have zero bearing on what the Earth did during that time. The models do not take into account the fact that our Sun is a variable star and has been very quiet for the last 20 years or so. Our surface temperature has not risen for over eighteen years.
Anthropogenic Global Warming? Bollocks!
And in other news - California continues to hemorrhage jobs - from Breitbart:
Abbott Continues Texas Tradition of Taking California Jobs
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has successfully moved yet another California Company to Texas. Abbott announced on Thursday that Kubota Tractor and Credit Corporation is relocating its corporate headquarters to Texas. It is expected the move will create at least 344 new Texas jobs and $51 million in capital investment in the Lone Star State. The State has made a grant offer of $3.8 million to Kubota from the Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF).
“I’m proud to extend a warm Texas welcome to Kubota and I know their investment in Texas will allow their company to grow, prosper and create even more jobs in the coming years,” said Governor Abbott in a statement obtained by Breitbart Texas. “Thanks to our low-tax, low-regulation environment that allows all businesses to thrive, we are able to bring job creators like Kubota to Texas. As the top state in the nation for agriculture, Kubota is sure to find fertile ground for its products and distribution network.”
Kubota will be moving from Torrance, California to Grapevine, Texas. A team effort that included the City of Grapevine, the Dallas Regional Chamber and the Governor’s Office worked together to convince the tractor manufacturer to move to Texas.
Kubota is a great company - I own their products and love them. Glad to see them taking some decisive action.