US Climate Delegation Wants To Know What "Dangerous" Means - Will Support Voluntary Climate Measures

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The United States believes there is no clear scientific definition of the dangers of climate change although it recognizes urgent action is needed, a US conference delegation said. "The scientific definition of that is lacking, and so we are operating within the construct of, again, strong agreement among world leaders that urgent action is warranted," said Jim Connaughton, chairman of the Council of Environmental Quality.

Connaughton, a top White House environmental adviser, was speaking late Friday during a conference call from a meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in Valencia, Spain.

The Nobel-winning IPCC was to release the fourth and final piece of its assessment report on climate change later Saturday, summarising the first overview on the effect of greenhouse gases since 2001. "The scientific community has offered a wide range of perspectives in these documents," Connaughton said.

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The United States continues to oppose establishing strict legal limits on greenhouse gas emissions. Instead it is arguing for voluntary measures, new technologies and increased efforts to persuade fast-developing countries like China and India to do their share of regulating greenhouse gases.

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http://www.terradaily.com/reports/US_delegates_say_dangers_of_climate_change_unclear_999.html

[XemaSab]

1. I volunteer

to go bitch-slap Dick Cheney, will that help? :shrug:

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2. Only if it happens "faster than expected"!

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[rodeodance]

3. when you drown!

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4. Jim should take a look at Atlanta, for an example of "dangerous."