Do not read this climate nonsense
from NATO Secretary General
Jens Stoltenberg just after
eating a meal:
"Growing up in Norway, I learnt in school that temperatures in Svalbard, arctic home of the polar bear, would hardly ever rise above freezing. But this year, thermostats in Svalbard reached a record 21.7 degrees. And this is just the latest peak in a pattern of rising temperature that is turning sea ice to slush and is melting the Norwegian permafrost. ... This NATO statement is continued at the end of this article -- I just ate breakfast ! Or read it here:
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/opinions_178334.htm
NATO's Stoltenberg said, in the first paragraph:
"Growing up in Norway, I learnt in school that temperatures in Svalbard, arctic home of the polar bear, would hardly ever rise above freezing. But this year, thermostats in Svalbard reached a record 21.7 degrees."
" ... thermostats in Svalbard reached a record 21.7 degrees.” ?
If they're worried, perhaps they should set their "thermostats" lower?
SVALBARD REALITY:
Summer temperatures in Svalbard hit the mid teens every year. Although this year hit a record of 21.7C, it was only slightly warmer than the previous highest temperature of 21.3C, in 1979.
https://climexp.knmi.nl/gdcntmax.cgi?
Then Stoltenberg said: "Of a warming climate melting the ice caps, causing droughts, giant storms and forest fires…." ... But even the United Nations' IPCC has said there is no evidence of this.
"We can see this today in the Sahel region of Africa, where climate change is driving migration." ... But the Sahel’s drought was during a global COOLING period in the 1970s. Since then it has greened, based on satellite analyses.
"Or here in Europe, where record-breaking floods and wildfires increase year on year." ... But there is no evidence that floods are any worse, and a recent study found that fires have actually been declining in Mediterranean Europe.
“I have been passionate about climate change all of my life” ... And wrong ! Stoltenberg was a mediocre politician in Norway. He's worse on the subject of climate science!
Stoltenberg is a Socialist and former leader of the Norwegian Labour Party. After Copenhagen COP in 2009, he was Co-Chairman of a “High Level” advisory group set up by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon, to look into the issue of Climate Change Financing. They were seeking to garner $100 billion a year from Western nations for “climate” investment in developing countries, the forerunner of the Green Climate Fund.
Their report was released three weeks before the Cancun COP in 2010. Other members included Chris Huhne, Lord Stern, George Soros and Christine Lagarde, now President of the ECB, a couple of African dictators, Deutsche Bank and various regional development banks.
Their recommendations:
A carbon price in the range of US$20-US$25 per ton of CO2 equivalent in 2020 as a key element of reaching US$100 billion per year.
Taxes on aviation jet fuel, airline passenger tickets, and bunker fuel the heavy diesel fuel used by ships. (Gordon Brown brought in aviation taxes and the EU is this week proposing taxing shipping for its emissions).
Carbon taxes on carbon emissions in developed countries raised on a per-ton-emitted basis.
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=cd57caaa-d3d4-4c72-8e10-ad6845bd764b
Use the Multilateral Development Banks (MDB’s), which are part of the
World Bank and the United Nations system to leverage additional “green”
investments. The Green New Deal is the result of many years of these UN
behind the scenes meetings, often involving the likes of Stern, Deben,
Prescott etc and their EU and US counterparts, with developing nation
heads included with their wish lists.
NATO's Stoltenberg, continued:
"We
all know examples like this. Of a warming climate melting the ice caps,
causing droughts, giant storms and forest fires. The facts of climate
change are undeniable, and the situation is getting worse.
I have
been passionate about climate change all of my life. My first job in
government was as Deputy Environment Minister, and I had the privilege
of serving as UN Special Envoy on Climate Change. Now, as NATO Secretary
General, it is my responsibility to address the threat climate change
poses to our shared security.
Climate change is one of the
biggest challenges of our time. As the planet heats up, our weather
becomes wilder, warmer, windier and wetter, putting communities under
pressure as sources of food, fresh water and energy are threatened.
We
can see this today in the Sahel region of Africa, where climate change
is driving migration. In the Arctic where as the ice melts,
geopolitical tensions heat up. Or here in Europe, where record-breaking
floods and wildfires increase year on year.
Climate change
threatens our security. So NATO must do more to fully understand and
integrate climate change into our all aspects of our work, from our
military planning to how we exercise and train our armed forces.
Climate
change also makes it harder for NATO troops to keep people safe. Our
soldiers work in some of the most difficult environments on earth. For
example, NATO’s training mission in Iraq where, this summer,
temperatures regularly exceeded 50 degrees. Imagine just being in that
heat, let alone coming under fire while wearing full combat gear.
It
is essential that we adapt to this new reality. That means better
combat gear, vehicles and infrastructure. And it means explicitly
including climate change in NATO’s work to improve the resilience of
Allies and partners, something that we have been doing for decades in
areas like infrastructure.
NATO must also be prepared to react to
climate-related disasters just as we have during the COVID-19 crisis.
This year, NATO countries have delivered hundreds of tons of medical
equipment around the world, set up almost a hundred field hospitals and
transported patients and medical staff.
NATO and its member
countries also have a responsibility to help reduce climate change by
producing fewer emissions without compromising our core tasks. We have
long focused on fuel efficiency to improve our military effectiveness.
Reducing our dependency on fossil fuels, for instance by using solar
panels to power military camps, will not just help combat climate
change, it can make our troops and equipment more secure, by improving
our ability to operate independently and flexibly.
Members of the
NATO Alliance are taking a lead with plans to cut emissions from our
armed forces through initiatives such as using biofuels, developing
hybrid vehicles and improving the energy efficiency of bases and other
infrastructure.
As many countries increasingly plan to reach
net-zero emissions by 2050, NATO can also do more to help our armed
forces contribute to this goal. It is time for NATO to raise its
ambition and help drive down emissions. A first step could be to help
our members measure their military emissions. The next step could be to
agree voluntary cuts in their carbon emissions.
Climate change is
making the world more dangerous. NATO’s task is to preserve peace and
keep us safe. So to fullfil our main responsibility, NATO must help to
curb climate change for our security today and for the security of
future generations."
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/opinions_178334.htm
P.S.:
A
random thought that just occurred to me: Because of fossil fuels and
plastics, whales are no longer hunted for blubber used for for oil amps,
and for whale bone.