UN Chief: Only Green Companies Should Be Saved 

Posted: April 29, 2020 by oldbrew in climate, government, ideology


The Germans like to ‘talk green’, but reportedly plan to bail out their national airline Lufthansa to the tune of 10 billion euros. Some other countries plan similar rescues. But for the Brits, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has added his soundbite of climate waffle to the recovery policy discussion.
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António Guterres calls for coronavirus aid to be directed at firms with green credentials – from the GWPF.

Governments should not use taxpayer cash to rescue fossil fuel companies and carbon-intensive industries, but should devote economic rescue packages for the coronavirus crisis to businesses that cut greenhouse gas emissions and create green jobs, the UN secretary general has urged.

“Where taxpayers’ money is used to rescue businesses, it must be creating green jobs and sustainable and inclusive growth,” said António Guterres, speaking at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue, a virtual meeting of more than 30 governments on the climate crisis, which concluded on Tuesday. “It must not be bailing out outdated, polluting, carbon-intensive industries.”

His call was echoed by Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, who led the meeting, which was also attended by the UK and China. “The coronavirus shows us that international cooperation is crucial and that the wellbeing of one nation always depends on the wellbeing of others,” she said.

“There will be a difficult debate about the allocation of funds. But it is important that recovery programmes always keep an eye on the climate. We must not sideline climate, but invest in climate technologies.”

Campaigners and experts have been calling for economic rescue packages to be directed towards environmentally sustainable ends and for sectoral stimulus cash to come with green strings attached.

Full report here.

Comments
  1. Paul Vaughan says:

    The deep state is possessed.

    =
    evil minds that plot destruction
    sorcerer of death’s construction

    poisoning their brainwashed minds
    politicians hide themselves away
    why should they go out to fight?
    they leave battle to the poor

    time will tell on their power minds
    May king war just 4 f(UN)
    treating people just like pawns in chess
    wait till their judgement day comes

    now in darkness, world stops turning

    no more war pigs have the power
    hand of God has struck the hour
    day of judgement, God is calling

    on their knees, the war pigs crawling
    begging mercy for their sins
    satUN laughing, spreads his wings
    =
    Black Sabbath — “War Pigs”

    Thou shalt not take false Gods before thee.

  2. Saighdear says:

    I thought it was all pivoted around something all along- but Now I’d say they are definitely unhinged -explains the Bolted Horse ….

  3. Saighdear says:

    …. and now that the horse has bolted, the Dung won’t be disturbed and the Green Seeds can germinate quickly…. so what to do? Muck out and spread thinly or remove to compost quickly, or Sterilise in situ? …… Talk about opening a can of worms!
    Sooner this load of muck is doused the better.

  4. cognog2 says:

    This UN et al cabal is itching to get its hands on the global levers of power.

  5. pochas94 says:

    We’re all watching with great interest Boris’ effort to turn off the carbon cycle.

  6. Gamecock says:

    ‘should devote economic rescue packages for the coronavirus crisis to businesses that cut greenhouse gas emissions and create green jobs, the UN secretary general has urged’

    When your only interest is global weather, everything looks like a nail.

  7. Russ Wood says:

    And the Covid rescue plan for small businesses in South Africa has the governing ANC saying that only businesses that meet the ‘Black Economic Empowerment’ credentials will get grants. This means that if you have a small business and you are ‘white’ – tough!

  8. oldbrew says:

    ‘Never let a good crisis go to waste’…

    Next UN climate science report to consider lessons from coronavirus
    Published on 23/04/2020

    Scientists are studying how far human pressures on the natural world are raising risks of pandemics. They will weave lessons from the coronavirus outbreak into the next UN climate science report, even as their work is delayed by lockdowns.

    https://www.climatechangenews.com/2020/04/23/next-un-climate-science-report-consider-pandemic-risk/
    – – –
    Never mind that viruses aren’t due to the Earth’s climate.

    They will weave lessons = more fantasy.

  9. Paul Vaughan says:

    Prime Billions to Fall for Thousands: Left Near Ring the End

    Borg assimilation is grandparents’ vision for below-the-median grand-kids?

    DEMOCRACY HAS NO SAY (TO UN) :

    • “[…] the need to reinstate public health restrictions will be a decision made based on public health advice”

    • “Let me be clear: […] This framework will lay out the things that need to happen before taking any next steps. Restarting our economy will be gradual and careful, and will be guided by science,” Trudeau said.

    “careful” words
    — but only —
    “careless” action

    They do the EXACT OPPOSITE what’s URGENTLY NEEDED below the median, showing they couldn’t care less. We see what demographic they hold in contempt. Careless actions speak louder than “careful” words.

    Below the median income:
    The Enemy = UN NUMB ME AND YOU

    They’re going slow on purpose TO ABSOLUTELY DR.REIGN our reserves.
    Below the median war pigs hold their UN numb me and you in deep contempt.
    They want UN numb me and you resources COMPLETELY exhausted.
    They want the MAXIMUM number of below-the-median units CRUSHED (worldwide).

    HYPOCRISY

    The Party claims to care about income disparity.
    Actions speak louder than words.

    The Party is perfectly serving wealthy D-sign to mercilessly crush everyone below the median.

    THE ELITE CAN-D-PLAN to raise a little hell:

    The median doesn’t fall (at all) if you take care of everyone higher. Elite Can. RAISE the median income while TOTALLY devastating everyone below it.

    CODE LANGUAGE

    If you’re below the median they keep telling you “the economy” (translation: your ability to pay rent and have money left over for food) will be even worse if we don’t close it longer.

    OK, then it looks like everyone below the median has had Just Enough.

    ASTRONOMICAL HUBRIS

    Sharpen your words. They think you’re stupid.

    They expect you to believe the virus — NOT THEIR LOCK D-OWNS — attacked your ability to pay rent and buy food.

    MAY KING

    1/3 of renters can’t pay May rent.
    “Assistance” covered a fr.action of NEED.
    Now rent-debt adds up for months.
    The Party Sin King says:
    Blame the virus — not the lock D-owns — while sinking in satUN’s “hellp IT“.

    PROOF:UN DOOR LOCK D-OWN

    The Party has prove UN buy ACT SHH!UN-sPEAK LOUD DOOR THUN WORDS, be Leave UN everyone below the median insane enough that they cant: “Hellp IT!”

    satUN:Leave
    Possess UN door:red long UN if.
    Get out:now.

  10. oldbrew says:

    Colorado releases new electric vehicle plan
    29 April 2020

    The Colorado Energy Office (CEO), a non-regulatory department within the Governor’s Office focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions by advancing clean energy, energy efficiency and zero emission vehicles, has released the Colorado Electric Vehicle Plan 2020.

    Colorado released its first electric vehicle plan two years ago, establishing a target of 940,000 EVs by 2030. According to CEO’s EV Dashboard, there are currently 19,294 battery-electric vehicles and 9,428 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles on Colorado roads.

    https://www.greencarcongress.com/2020/04/20200429-co.html
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    So they think they need 70-80,000 EVs per year and after 2 years they’re under 20,000. Pitiful, even adding in the hybrids – but why buy one if you’re never going to use fuel?

  11. Paul Vaughan says:

    All or Nothing DOmin(O) Mind SET on Luck D-own Trigger Point

    Eve UN pains taking D-effective dummy knows WHO will be list out of luck D-own.

    THEY WILL KNOT HEDGE BETS:

    Justin off know hell’s”careful” to set up dominoes to synchronize collective D-own fall.

  12. ivan says:

    By their criteria the UN should disband itself since they are not a green company. Doing that would also stop the green hysteria, kill the UN Church of Climatology, remove most of the green taxes and hopefully restore common sense to governments.

  13. oldbrew says:

    FT: EU eyes ways to attach green strings to airline bailouts

    Calls for an EU-wide kerosene tax grow as airlines receive state rescues

    Europe’s governments are throwing billions of euros at their devastated airlines: Air France-KLM will get at least €9bn in taxpayer money from the French and Dutch governments; Lufthansa is currently embroiled in talks with Germany about how much control it should cede to Berlin in return for an aid package.

    So as governments move to prop up grounded carriers, thoughts have turned to what taxpayers should demand in return.

    With the political wind shifting on climate change, officials in Brussels are hoping the crisis is a way to finally get polluting airlines to get serious about the green transition. “For years the airline industry was supreme and resisted calls to reduce emissions. Now they are coming cap in hand to ask for help and we can’t waste this chance,” said a senior EU official. [bold added]

    https://www.ft.com/content/a58fdfe9-a4b8-477c-be9b-5b2090f41fed
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    Cough up, EU travellers. Your governments will be setting airline policy soon.

  14. markesommer says:

    Really? How many flights has Mr Guteres taken this year? In the digital age why are face to face meetings needed except for private wheeling and dealing with no digital records or text , etc.. Let’s not enable these buzzword flinging miscreants by funding their travel and hotel stays……

  15. Paul Vaughan says:

    Some of you may be surprised:
    Go ahead and shut the airline industry down (almost) completely.
    A few flights in a lifetime is enough (e.g. moving from China to live in Canada = 1 flight).
    Rip up cities to make more parks. Braid more trails through them so no trail is ever crowded.
    Develop smaller cities along fjords so people can live the REAL good life hiking in the mountains and kayaking a few steps from home without EVER needing to fly.
    Reward people for having jobs close to home.
    Most of you would think I’m hard-core far-right. Well yes I’m more hard-core far right than anyone ….thanks to the sun. But NO ONE should be homeless. Period! It should be an absolute.
    Politicians listen up: The sun governs terrestrial climate and people NEED money for food and shelter, so no poison pills in my package deal.
    Inflexible package deals are the problem. Nature does cycles of recombination of traits to evolve. Western left/right? On course for death (unable to adapt and evolve) due to lack of creative recombination to facilitate adaptive radiation (evolutionary genetics term).
    …but you want to stop wasting fuel on mindless long-distance travel? That’s fine, but make sure the people have ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE more parks REALLY CLOSE to home and put the (small) cities in interesting places with good jobs.
    Some of you can’t stomach it. Sometimes people just disagree and debate changes nothing ….ever. I’m still your ally on other issues, so we work together where we can.
    Watch for a BIG new tip — disguised to look algebraically benign — on Suggestions-42.
    God bless.

  16. Paul Vaughan says:

    The Michigan Deep State has told the citizens of Michigan basically this (after translation):

    “Look, you need to stay locked down at home until you AND YOUR FAMILY run out of money and become homeless. SCIENCE SAYS: YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO GO BROKE AND LIVE ON THE STREET.”

    These officials are showing no respect whatsoever for human beings. It’s intolerably creepy. It’s raw, overbearing bullying. This goes the to the very core of survival. Forcing a person to absolutely surrender their survival instinct is insanely far across a FULL STOP red line. It’s incomprehensible that they keep pushing so hard. “Science” doesn’t tell thousands of people in Michigan (and billions worldwide) to go broke and live on the street. We need a RELIABLE mechanism to INSTANTLY remove people from office when they assault the public so viciously. At the very least these officials should be thrown in prison right away.

    Another article suggests the Dutch are more humane and balanced. Japan and Sweden are also sounding sensible. Key stuff to remember when deciding worthiness of allies.

  17. Paul Vaughan says:

    THERE EU go:
    BORG Cube O Pens for Antarctic Luck D-own

    Curious new observation: WordPress filter readily allows controversial statements, but there are number-sequences it strictly won’t allow posted (to serve as later look up indices).

    MSM today:

    =
    The U.S. was providing funding to the Wuhan lab for its research on coronaviruses […] former acting director and deputy director of the CIA, said Thursday.

    He said State Department cables indicate that there have been concerns in past years among U.S. officials about the safety protocols at that lab. If the virus did escape from a Chinese lab, it not only reflects negatively on China but also on the United States for providing research funding to a lab that has safety concerns, […] said during an online forum hosted by the […] Center for Intelligence, Policy and International Security […]

    “So if it did escape, we’re all in this together […] This is not a gotcha for China. This is a gotcha for both of us.”
    =

    Doesn’t change the 3-POINT prescription:

    1. RAW survival instinct — (vessels can’t be allowed to fall into enemy hands):
    PERMANENTLY lockdown all lockdown-promoters (from everywhere in the world) IN ANTARCTICA.
    2. DEEP state income disparity Less UN: Antarctic lockdown supply-line control rests with freshly homeless and otherwise financially distressed individuals with well-below-median income.
    3. Hassle-free euthanasia immediately becomes available to anyone who wants it.

    Deep state officials who cause so much as a single case of homelessness can join the lockdown in Antarctica for their strictly intolerable and incomprehensibly cavalier attitude towards acute financial distress and suffering.

    TIP of the ICE BORG

    I had planned to post a whole series of precisely-detailed Mayan calendar keys on Suggestions-42 (%errors like 0.00000000001% type of stuff), but there’s no point because the filter is doing too much C ENSO R ship. The filters are cool (easy control optics) with wild Antarctic rants.

  18. Paul Vaughan says:

    Con Trusting Disciples Date-D Just Ice?

    Conrast:

    August 30, 2020:
    200 people on a beach outdoors.
    AUTHORITIES, QUICK:
    ARREST THEM. HARASS THEM.
    DO NOT RELENT.

    September 8, 2020: 700 people CROWDED into each of dozens of UNIVERSITY lecture theaters INDOORS, many tens of thousands weaving through impossibly-crowded corridors all over campus every hour on-the-hour, hundreds of CRAMMED buses coming and going from UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES.

    If they’re serious AB out a big fall virus outbreak, will they acknowledge blame rests on INDOOR D-disciple crowds? or will they blame the summer beach-goers of months earlier?

    If there’s a real fall threat, it’s a no-brainer: Ban university for a year. Imagine the severe financial distress if they don’t? They want their D-disciples protesting on campuses during the US election, but they won’t admit that could spread TRILLIONS IN ECONOMIC DAMAGE?

    I’m still convinced that they want billions of lives completely destroyed.

    They’re so angry AB out other things they played the NUCLEAR response without due respect for the aftermath.

    They let the doctor take over the ship and the doctor barked orders: “Nuke the lower middle-class” on news of a single corona death. Then when a patient’s condition worsened the doctor ordered the politicians as follows: “Financial gas chambers for the poor! Make sure they never have a home or a job again!!”

    How does it have to be worded to get them to take responsibility for the nuclear aftermath they are causing?

    August 30
    vs.
    September 8 ?
    Maybe the contrast is only AB out November 3.