Billions wasted on UN climate programme

Environmental | 450 hits | May 26 6:33 am | Posted by: mtbr

Billions of pounds are being wasted in paying industries in developing countries to reduce climate change emissions, according to two analyses of the UN's carbon offsetting programme.

Comments

by stemmer
Mon May 26, 2008 2:23 pm
Why am I not surprised!!!! Great find mtbr...!!!
by ridenrain
Mon May 26, 2008 3:00 pm
Wow. You mean that the UN is again central to a multi-billion dollar boondoggle?
Well, no shit, Shelock. Didn't all of us Anti-Kyoto folks already say this?

There was never any proof that this money would be used for legitimate purpose and this shows why we should stop funding this fiasco.
by stemmer
Mon May 26, 2008 3:47 pm
And to think of all the money wasted on this scam when it could have been used for something worth while...
by Benoit
Mon May 26, 2008 4:57 pm
"stemmer" said
Why am I not surprised!!!! Great find mtbr...!!!

Because you are too accustomed to falsehood, perhaps.
by C.M. Burns
Mon May 26, 2008 5:12 pm
Leading academics and watchdog groups allege that the UN's main offset fund is being routinely abused by chemical, wind, gas and hydro companies who are claiming emission reduction credits for projects that should not qualify.

Let's put the blame where it belongs - on the thieving corporations.
by commanderkai
Mon May 26, 2008 5:19 pm
Actually, somebody should tell me when something in the UN (except some bullshit Israel sanction) that they do efficiently.
by Benoit
Mon May 26, 2008 5:25 pm
"C.M. Burns" said
Leading academics and watchdog groups allege that the UN's main offset fund is being routinely abused by chemical, wind, gas and hydro companies who are claiming emission reduction credits for projects that should not qualify.

Let's put the blame where it belongs - on the thieving corporations.

If "additionality" is impossible to prove then abuse is also impossible to prove.
by stemmer
Mon May 26, 2008 6:11 pm
Kyoto, carbon trading and global warming have nothing to do about pollution and all about the UN's globalist, leftist, liberal fascist political agenda for an one world government...
by Benoit
Mon May 26, 2008 6:20 pm
"stemmer" said
Kyoto, carbon trading and global warming have nothing to do about pollution and all about the UN's globalist, leftist, liberal fascist political agenda for an one world government...

Even so, global wealth redistribution is not sheer waste.
by Anonymous
Mon May 26, 2008 6:22 pm
"Benoit" said
Kyoto, carbon trading and global warming have nothing to do about pollution and all about the UN's globalist, leftist, liberal fascist political agenda for an one world government...

Even so, global wealth redistribution is not sheer waste.

get a JOB if you want some one else's wealth.
by Benoit
Mon May 26, 2008 6:24 pm
"mtbr" said
Kyoto, carbon trading and global warming have nothing to do about pollution and all about the UN's globalist, leftist, liberal fascist political agenda for an one world government...

Even so, global wealth redistribution is not sheer waste.

get a JOB if you want some one else's wealth.

Natural resources belong to humanity as a whole.
by uwish
Mon May 26, 2008 6:25 pm
Tell that to the US and the folks in the Middle east (and OPEC)
by Benoit
Mon May 26, 2008 6:27 pm
"uwish" said
Tell that to the US and the folks in the Middle east (and OPEC)

Wars are speaking louder than me.
by ridenrain
Mon May 26, 2008 7:12 pm
"C.M. Burns" said
Leading academics and watchdog groups allege that the UN's main offset fund is being routinely abused by chemical, wind, gas and hydro companies who are claiming emission reduction credits for projects that should not qualify.

Let's put the blame where it belongs - on the thieving corporations.

Yup. It's always those greedy western companies?

The Stanford paper, by Victor and his colleague Michael Wara, found that nearly every new hydro, wind and natural gas-fired plant expected to be built in China in the next four years is applying for CDM credits, even though it is Chinese policy to encourage these industries

This is proof that the Kyoto Accord is simply taking money from western countries to build Chinese inferstructure. Why would we help possibly the second strongest economy to build their projects.
This is a scam.