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THE G7 LEADERS have agreed that the world should phase out the use of fossil fuels by the end of this century.
Merkel said today that the G7 leaders committed themselves to the need to “decarbonise the global economy in the course of this century”.
Fossil fuels
That is a technical term for ending the use of oil, gas and coal — but not nuclear power — and replacing them with alternative sources of energy such as wind and solar power.
Merkel had pressed for the G7 to agree on the goal so it can be put forward at a summit on climate change later this year in Paris.
Burning carbon-based fuels such as oil and gas releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which is blamed for global warming.
Climate change
The agreement among world leaders sends a strong signal to the climate change conference in Paris later this year.
US President Barack Obama said the G7 leaders had made headway toward a “strong” climate pact at an end-of-year UN conference in Paris.
“We continued to make progress toward a strong climate agreement in Paris,” he told reporters as a summit in Germany wrapped up.
Japan and Canada, in particular, have been less enthusiastic about the kind of strong agreement advocated by Merkel, who has been labeled the “climate chancellor” in Germany.
The G7 which used to be the G8 until Russia was excluded last year over its actions in Ukraine — also opened its doors to guest speakers from international organisations and developing countries today
Protesters, who were kept far from the conference venue, staged a final rally nearby Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Monday morning. Police said the event was peaceful.
In all fairness, what a pointless agreement, 85 years down the road!
At the rate they’re being depleted, they won’t have any choice
Caption for that top photo
“So just how big does it really look Angela?”
ha ha the end of the century, it sounds like one of Endas committee of enquiries.
What the G7 is really all about : Short clip worth watching.
G7 Overshadowed By Anti-Russian Propaganda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB-QyYNePlM&feature=youtu.be
That photo looks like Angela is saying “You think you can f**k with me?! Do you know who I am?!”.
Utterly pointless. Too late to do anything for climate change, too late to prevent us from running out of fossil fuels if were to continue using them and about 60 years after the natural progression of technology will take us away from using most fossil fuels in most applications anyway.
The price performance ratio of solar is doubling every two years FFS. It won’t be long before we’re only using oil for making plastic and fueling aircraft.
If they’re concerned about climate change then focus on India & China combined planet wrecking pollution, not some waffle about the end of the feken century.
Handy that the photo caption points out that Obama is second left.
Well spotted .
He’s the one pointing if you missed the first clue.
Right, so. I’d gonna run out right now and stockpile some coal and briquettes.
Gotta get up preeeetty early in the morning to catch ME out, yessir.
She’s asking him if his NSA is still spying on her .
What she going to replace fossil fuels with. She is phasing out nuclear. She’s not in the real world. Wind energy ? give us a break.
Greeks on treadmills?
So, it is true what zey say…
First pic…….Obama watching Angela’s version of ‘The Sound Of Music’……she’s no Julie Andrews.
Hey u guyzzzz…….
Is that Angela’s jack boot on that Greek neck……?
Our cops could learn a thing or two! She was telling me earlier about the size of her trunceon ! Anyone for a pool party ?
G7… Is that the “International community” I keep hearing about?
Long before then they’ll try and make water the new oil & gas ..
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