Back in October I decided to read the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. This document was put forward September 19, 2009 by the UN, and lays the foundation for the Copenhagen Climate Conference to be held December 7-18, 2009. I was horrified at what I discovered. If signed and ratified, this treaty will undermine our national sovereignty and threaten our economic well-being to the point of our possible eventual absorption into the One World Government being lauded by the UN and the world elite. It will reduce our standard of living to that of a third world country. If it is merely signed, history has shown us it will be instituted piecemeal by unconstitutional Executive Orders, as was done with the Agenda 21, adopted at United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 1992 and imposed by an Executive Order from Clinton in 1993.
The first issue that needs to be addressed is one of the undermining of our national sovereignty. On Page 10, Paragraph 20, the parties are to agree to “robust and effective” institutions to follow up and comply with the terms and conditions of the agreement. These institutional arrangements under the Convention are defined as government, facilitative mechanism and financial mechanism on Page 18, Paragraph 38. This government or “governing body” will be “ruled by the Conference of Parties [COP]” outlined on the same page of subject agreement.
The powers of the COP are open-ended and subject to the whims of international members.
On Pages 73–74, powers of this body consist of defining “relevant principles, modalities, rules and guidelines, in particular for verification, reporting and accountability for…emission limitation and reduction commitments.” Further, an option in the draft text discusses “clear and direct consequences for non-compliance” (later defined as a penalty or fine).
Essentially, we would agree to future economic sanctions against ourselves based on standards yet to be defined by the COP. Clearly, there is a strong potential abuse of this power given the past record of the UN.
For additional support, specific examples of this attempt to force a socio-environmental agenda on the United States through this treaty are provided below.
Page 128, Alt 3 (e): COP determines funding provided by the developed countries (i.e. United States) as “new, additional, adequate, predictable and sustained.”
Our Constitution gives the ‘power of the purse’ to OUR legislative branch; not the COP. That very fact makes the signing and/or ratification of this treaty an act of treason by the designated signer and the US Senate, should they ratify it.
Page 135, Alt 2: Considerations are given for the COP to put a 2% global levy on International Monetary Transactions and/or impose penalties/fines on developing nations for noncompliance with emission reductions, providing financial resources to developing nations and capacity building.
Hence, we will be penalized for not paying into a fund to develop capacity in other countries.
Page 137, Option 1: The COP is listed as the “supreme body of the Convention” with broad powers to establish various “funds” and technology transfer/capacity building requirements.
This will subject the United States to whatever the COP determines is required to build capacity in or transfer technology to developing nations.
Page 145, Section 7: Alarmingly, the Convention is given the power to assess penalties (not specifically defined) and fines based upon “non-compliance parameters.” However, the drafters took time to establish a minimum financial penalty in Section 7, 76(d) as “ten times the market price of any carbon” for exceeding emission standards.
Clearly, this treaty gives the United Nations, an international body, carte blanche to define contributions from the United States Treasury and force changes upon American society. If we fail to comply with their standards, we would face penalties and fines (yet to be fully defined).
The next issue addressed is the detrimental impact to the economic well-being of the United States – more broadly our “pursuit of happiness.” The economic freedom Americans enjoy is intrinsically linked with individual freedom and sovereignty in the Republic. The UNFCCC Treaty seeks to impose a mediocre standard of living through “sustainable lifestyles.” Further, this document will direct a transfer of American wealth to less developed nations in the name of “capacity building.”
Page 16, Paragraph 31 directs developed countries, like the United States, to deeply cut greenhouse gas emissions by percentages (TBD) through “policies and measures that promote sustainable lifestyles.”
These draconian measures are to be levied on domestic business to comply with UN mandates. On a deeper level, the United States will be sacrificing more jobs and our standard of living in the name of “sustainable lifestyles.”
The treaty will force American citizens to adhere to a standard of mediocrity, and guarantee the transfer United States usury to improve other nations. The term “capacity building” occurs 175 times in this text. This is a ruse for building the economic infrastructure of developing nations in the name of the environment (essentially eco-socialism on a global scale).
Pages 176 – 179 of the treaty contain a section on capacity building that exceeds the scope of reducing emissions or environmentalism. The expanded scope contains such areas as “early warning system capacity;” “access to domestic and international financing;” and “needs for specific urban areas.”
The COP determines which projects to fund in the name of capacity building, meaning the COP or complimentary body would determine where to funnel unconstitutionally obtained American tax dollars.
On Page 122, Paragraph 17, the treaty requires “developed and developing countries to compensate for damage to LDCs [Less Developed Countries] economy and also compensate for lost opportunities, resources, lives, land and dignity, as many will become environmental refugees.”
There is no way to measure lost opportunities or dignity in an objective manner. Again, this is blatant attempt to steal wealth from countries like America under a convoluted description of environmental justice.
I firmly believe this arrangement would surrender our national sovereignty and economically bankrupt the United States. I believe that the fallacy of global warming and the purported urgency of saving the planet is merely a confidence game by the United Nations who is intent on destroying the last bastion of freedom in the world. On a deeper level, the signing and ratification of this treaty, should it occur, will expose to Americans the intentional destruction of the United States by its own elected leaders.America, you must weigh the facts, reflect on the issues and decide for yourselves if you are willing to surrender your precious freedom to the incompetent leadership of an international body like the corrupt United Nations. If you value your existence as citizens of the United States of America, I urge you to contact every senator and the President and tell them that they have no choice but to vote against supporting this treaty or any actions related to the Copenhagen Climate Conference. Ratification and/or implementation of this treaty by our elected officials is tantamount to treason against the United States and will signal the end of America as we know it.
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We cannot let this happen.
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The U.N. has no funding of significance without the U.S. This evil body has been salivating over the gifts they believe Obama can deliver to them.
With the failure of Copenhagen, they will continue trying, but perhaps they are beginning to see that Americans are not that enthralled with this President, and we will not stand by and allow him to hand our sovereignty to them.
It is shocking what the U.N. will actually put into print. Thanks for an excellent and very well-research article.
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A Muslim, A non-U.S. Citezen, and a poor president to top it off.
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