Lookout, global warming! The G7 is a-comin’ for you!
G7 to limit global warming to below 2 degrees http://t.co/WzDoHGKw7O | AP Photo pic.twitter.com/1da2xJ4OBO
— POLITICO (@politico) June 8, 2015
From Politico:
ELMAU, Germany — The G7 agreed Monday afternoon to limit the increase in global temperatures to a maximum of 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, a victory for German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who wanted the group of wealthy countries to present a united front ahead of a climate summit in Paris this December.
“Urgent and concrete action is needed to address climate change,” said a statement issued by the group, ending a summit held in the Bavarian Alps. The plan calls for meeting a United Nations recommendation for reducing emissions in 2050 from 40 to 70 percent below 2010 levels. That may be enough to prevent global temperatures from rising to dangerous levels.
Merkel’s hope is that the example set by the G7 — making up most of the world’s leading industrial economies — will send a message to other polluters.
Oh yeah. This we’d love to see.
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/607970889137725440
Heh. Mayhaps just a touch:
https://twitter.com/golfnut332/status/607971338846879744
@politico Appreciate the Onion-like headline. Why not just set the global thermostat to 72 degrees and be done with it?
— Aron Goldman (@ArgoJournal) June 8, 2015
@NoahCRothman @Rockprincess818 @politico idiots think they can control mother nature? How do stupid people get incharge?
— edward rundle (@EdrroseRundle) June 8, 2015
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/607972488979607552
And the weather had better listen to ’em … or else!
@NoahCRothman Anything above 2 degrees and they will have no choice but to issue a stern condemnation.
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) June 8, 2015
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