Leon's on call at climate summit
A GRIMSBY teenager is representing youngsters from the UK at the Copenhagen climate conference.
Leon Ward, 17, is training as a reporter at the landmark conference on climate change after being chosen by the children's charity Plan.
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Franklin College student Leon Ward is reporting on the world climate summit in Denmark.
The Franklin College student said: "I am passionate about climate change. I want to do all I can to make sure the opinions of young people are heard at this conference.
"We are the generation which is going to inherit this problem and we should have a say in what happens. As a reporter out there I will be able to ask the questions that young people want to know the answers to."
The climate conference began yesterday and is scheduled to last 12 days, with US president Barack Obama due to attend in the final days.
More than 15,000 delegates and 45,000 green activists are due to descend on the Danish capital during the meeting, which has been described by British economist Lord Stern as "the most important since the Second World War".
They will be joined by at least 5,000 journalists and 100 world leaders.
Read more in today's Grimsby Telegraph.
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by Hangfal, Grimsby
Wednesday, December 09 2009, 11:30AM
“"glaciers melting, polar ice caps melting, pacific islands on the verge of disappearing, etc, etc".
Oh dear, I'm afraid you are woe-fully misinformed, Damo.
All the horror stories you've been fed are based on dodgy data, dissemminated and perpetuated by a small clique of self-serving fraudsters, who who stand to make lots of money out of the Man-Made Global warming lie.
As for 'sinking islands' - don't be ridiculous. Do you really believe everything you read?
AGW is a scam.
Do some research of your own and I'm sure you'll come to that conclusion.
You could start with googling "Watts Up With That", or "EU Referendum" .. then read Christopher Booker, Lord Monkton or Ian Plimner.
Just go and look for yourself and stop being a sheep.”
by Damo, GY
Tuesday, December 08 2009, 7:06PM
“Are some of you being paid by oil companies?! How can you say that human activity isn't having an effect on the planet. In a VERY short space of time there have been huge changes - glaciers melting, polar ice caps melting, pacific islands on the verge of disappearing, etc, etc. Stop burying your heads in the sand (and driving your SUV) and do something constructive rather than complaining about personal choice. Personally, I would like to have fresh water and food to eat in the future, which we won't if we carry on using the earth's resources as we are currently.”
by Scott, Costa Del Grimsby?
Tuesday, December 08 2009, 5:50PM
“Climate change is not caused by more people using there cars, building new homes, turning your heating up or any of the 'man made' problems which are suppoesdly heating our planet up.
Climate is something so big that is is ridiculous to think that our carbon footprint is having the massive effect we are being led to believe.
The climate is changing Fact. this is part of a natural cycle which we can not alter....
Enjoy the ride”
by E.T., At home.
Tuesday, December 08 2009, 5:46PM
“Mimi.
As i said in my previous post,and i agree with Hangfal and Chris. no ammount of money or talk by overpaid politicians and similarly overpaid ex pop stars will change the weather.
Perhaps we should all demonsrate against the disgusting ammount of money wasted on this jolly which is taking place in Copenhagen, not to mention the ammount of unnecessary fuel that is being wasted, think of all that pollution.
As for McCartney's ludicrous attempt to get us to eat the kind of food that he does,perhaps he can tell us what the difference would be if we were eating all of the vegetables instead of cows eating them.
Would we not produce methane gas?”
by Hangfal, Grimsby
Tuesday, December 08 2009, 3:40PM
“Mimi - whether global warming is man's fault or not is VERY relevant.
Because at this very moment, the Worlds political elite are in Copenhagen deciding how much the West is going to pay in 'compensation' to the developing world for supposedly causing it. And if it all works out well for this bunch of criminals (that is what the global elite are because they KNOW that man-made-global is a fraud) it will amount to trillions and trillions of dollars/pounds and euro's of taxpayers money. This will inevitably lead to the collapse of many western economies, crushing poverty, and a very very bleak future indeed for your children and grandchildren.
Is this what you want for them?”