Oil Exploration Budgets "Poles Apart" from paris Agreement Goals

[Marina Schwarz + 1,576]

"Plans by oil and gas majors to spend $4.9 trillion on fuel exploration are "poles apart" from the goal of the Paris climate deal to limit the global temperature rise, a new analysis showed Tuesday." Here.

Let's make them stop, shall we? Just make them stop producing any oil. Mr Schwartz and I had a good time imagining such a scenario the other night. 

[Tom Kirkman + 8,860]

The Keep Oil & Gas In The Ground Forever crowd seem to be sharpening their pitchforks and lighting their torches.  Oh wait... 

The Holy Church of Infallable Global Warming has halted the use of burning torches (and burning climate heretics at the stake) due to CO2 emissions.

The new recommendations for mob rule are pitchforks and inflicting thousands of red tape paper cuts.

 

Apologies to Monty Python...

NOBODY expects the Church of Global Warming Inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise...surprise and fear...fear and surprise.... Our two weapons are fear and surprise...and ruthless efficiency.... Our *three* weapons are fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency...and an almost fanatical devotion to the Carbon Tax.... Our *four*...no... *Amongst* our weapons.... Amongst our weaponry...are such elements as fear, surprise.... I'll come in again.