Thursday, December 13, 2007
What a lot of hot air!
At the conclusion of the much Bali-hooed Climate Change Conference yesterday, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon slammed world leaders for not doing enough to lower carbon emissions. Then what'd Big Ban do? Fly around the world, naturally!
"Ban Ki-moon has been criticised for planning a round-the-world trip that will generate thousands of tonnes of carbon emissions just days after he leaves the UN meeting in Bali.
"The South Korean has organised a post-conference trip, starting on Sunday, that will see him fly to attend the concert in New York, adding more than 4,300 miles to his itinerary. When he leaves the island after the summit Mr Ban will fly to East Timor, and then to Japan where he will briefly stop before catching another flight to the US.
"The flight from Tokyo to New York takes him the wrong way around the world to arrive in time for the reception of a Korean concert-at Carnegie Hall, where he is the guest of honour. The concert is titled Around The World In Eighty Minutes.
"The UN is expected to announce plans to offset the emissions generated by all agencies involved in the Bali conference by contributing to various environmentally friendly projects."
I like what Lee L had to say 'bout "climate change":
"If you're worried about CO2 emissions, try this free carbon offset ... for the next hour ... don't exhale."
Well said, mate!
"Ban Ki-moon has been criticised for planning a round-the-world trip that will generate thousands of tonnes of carbon emissions just days after he leaves the UN meeting in Bali.
"The South Korean has organised a post-conference trip, starting on Sunday, that will see him fly to attend the concert in New York, adding more than 4,300 miles to his itinerary. When he leaves the island after the summit Mr Ban will fly to East Timor, and then to Japan where he will briefly stop before catching another flight to the US.
"The flight from Tokyo to New York takes him the wrong way around the world to arrive in time for the reception of a Korean concert-at Carnegie Hall, where he is the guest of honour. The concert is titled Around The World In Eighty Minutes.
"The UN is expected to announce plans to offset the emissions generated by all agencies involved in the Bali conference by contributing to various environmentally friendly projects."
I like what Lee L had to say 'bout "climate change":
"If you're worried about CO2 emissions, try this free carbon offset ... for the next hour ... don't exhale."
Well said, mate!
# posted by Joltin' Django @ Thursday, December 13, 2007 
