This post:
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2018/12/02/president-macrons-climate-change-fuel-tax-riots-continue-in-paris/

links to this from July 2017
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2017/07/04/macron-announces-govern-like-jupiter-roman-king-gods/

Nero fiddled, while he watched Rome burn. If Macron wants to lead France and the EU out of the Green Blob crisis, he needs to stop listening to the Green Blob. But Macron is in debt to the fiddlers.

"As at 17 May 2017, a total of US$10.3 billion has been pledged, which is mostly meant to cover start-up costs"

"Better than nothing, for sure, but after several years of expensive existence, it's not exactly on track - not even remotely."

Dec 2, 2018 at 9:15 AM | Mark Hodgson

But think of all the jet set party goers that have enjoyed US$10.3 billion, without anything left to help the poor.

If poorer Countries want some genuine help to develop their economies, they ask the Chinese. Only Trump is doing something

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-46413196
"US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have agreed to halt new trade tariffs for 90 days to allow for talks, the US says.

At a post-G20 summit meeting in Buenos Aires, Mr Trump agreed not to boost tariffs on $200bn (£157bn) of Chinese goods from 10% to 25% on 1 January.

China will buy a "very substantial" amount of agricultural, industrial and energy products, the US says.

Meanwhile, Beijing says the two sides agreed to open up their markets."

Portsmouth City Council can't make an economic case. This was a Conservative scheme, cancelled by Liberals with Labour support. All Politicians need to realise that Green is NOT good.

https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/our-region/portsmouth/victory-energy-portsmouth-council-axes-too-risky-publicly-owned-energy-company-1-8719571

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-46358630

"The UN has warned the 2015 Paris accord's goal of limiting global warming"
Dec 2, 2018 at 9:04 AM | Mark Hodgson

Paris has warmed up over the last few days.

Speaking of COP 24, here's a reminder of the Green Fund target (courtesy of Wikipedia):

"The Fund has set itself a goal of raising $100 billion a year by 2020, which is not an official figure for the size of the Fund itself. Uncertainty over where this money would come from led to the creation of a High Level Advisory Group on Climate Financing (AGF) by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon in February 2010. There is no formal connection between AGF and GCF, although its report is one source for debates on "resource mobilisation" for the GCF, an item that will be discussed at the GCF's October 2013 Board meeting.[8] Disputes also remain as to whether the funding target will be based on public sources, or whether "leveraged" private finance will be counted towards the total.[9]

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As at 17 May 2017, a total of US$10.3 billion has been pledged, which is mostly meant to cover start-up costs.[10]

The European Commission does not provide funding to the fund. EU member states contribute directly, and by 2016 they have jointly pledged US$4.7 billion, nearly half of the fund's resources.[11]

The lack of pledged funds and potential reliance on the private sector is controversial and has been criticized by developing countries.[12] Though the Green Climate Fund is an important institution for ensuring the implementation of the Paris Agreement, its future financial viability is by no means guaranteed. The USA had pledged $ 3 billion, of which $ 2 billion are outstanding. Since US President Donald Trump has announced his nation’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement in June, this money is unlikely to flow in the next few years. Some observers worry that other major donor countries – including Japan, Britain and Germany – will not make up for the shortfall.[13]

U.S. President Obama committed the US to contributing US$3 billion to the fund. In January 2017, in his final 3 days in office, Obama initiated the transfer of a second $500m installment to the fund, leaving $2 billion owing. U.S. President Donald Trump in his announcement of U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on June 1, 2017, also criticized the Green Climate Fund, calling it a scheme to redistribute wealth from rich to poor countries.[14]"

$100Bn p.a. eh? How's it getting on?

"Report of the Green Climate Fund to the Conference of the Parties"

https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/cp2018_5a1.pdf

"As a result of Board approvals made at B.21, GCF funding for climate change action rose to USD 4.6 billion through 93 climate change projects and programmes that will be implemented in 96 developing countries. The current GCF portfolio, including co-financing, is valued at USD 16.4 billion."

Better than nothing, for sure, but after several years of expensive existence, it's not exactly on track - not even remotely.

The Gilets Jaunes and the events over the weekend should be a warning to all politicians, and it's not as if they haven't had enough in recent years, that if you put the cost of food and survival up too much and too rapidly people will react. Even the British who seem quite happy to have rules from outside, be it EU or UN, applied more strictly and with a rod of iron by politicians and public servants and who normally react with a bit of serious moaning have been known to be pushed too far once or twice. Poll tax and fuel price increases come to mind, why Southern Rail customers haven't taken to the streets isn't that much of a surprise. Possibly this passive acceptance is down to making the best of what was available during the war and the decade after. Whatever the reason it has allowed an awful lot of things to happen which have not benefitted the people in any way.

Front page of the BBC website today, ahead of COP 24:

"Climate change: Where we are in seven charts and what you can do to help"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-46384067

Complete with picture of swimming (drowning?) polar bear!

"Representatives from nearly 200 countries are gathering in Poland for talks on climate change - aimed at breathing new life into the Paris Agreement.

The UN has warned the 2015 Paris accord's goal of limiting global warming to "well below 2C above pre-industrial levels" is in danger because major economies, including the US and the EU, are falling short of their pledges.

But scientists at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - the leading international body on global warming - last month argued the 2C Paris pledge didn't go far enough. The global average temperature rise actually needed to be kept below 1.5C, they said."

As the COPfest starts, I suspect we can look forward to much more of this...