From your linked article:
NEWT GINGRICH: I think that the left is deeply committed to taking your money, spending it on their friends.
Gingrich makes not the slightest attempt to refute the science that tells us immediate, serious, commited action is required.
Think about the irony. You go to the Middle East, the center of producing oil and gas, in order to have a conference about why you shouldn’t produce oil and gas
How does Newt think the world should interact with OPEC and other oil producing nations in its efforts to eliminate use of the products on which their economies are dependent? Should we ignore them? Should we antagonize them? Should we invade and conquer them?
And they’re good enough that they say it with a straight face. This is an amazing Broadway show which goes all over the world playing from place to place.
Are we supposed to think that Gingrich himself has never attended such conferences and conventions on someone else's dime?
It’s John Kerry flying into the next five-star hotel to go to the next gourmet restaurant in order to be deeply worried, at which point he has to go back, get on his plane to go to the next five-star hotel, to the next gourmet restaurant, to be even more worried.
And that doesn't sound like the life of a celebrity like Gingrich. Do a Google search on "Newt Gingrich, private jet" and see what you get.
This whole thing is an elite ripoff of everyday workers.
COPs take place once per year and are legally required for the signatories of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The signatory nations take turns hosting the meetings.
And that’s why you’re seeing in Argentina and Holland and Italy and across the planet, a move towards the right from people who realize they’re the ones paying.
Evidence that any moves to the right are driven by an opposition to global warming mitigation measures is going to be hard to come by and Newt doesn't even begin the attempt.
When John Kerry talks about giving away money, guess what? That’s your money.
Wrong.
What is climate finance?
Climate finance refers to local, national or transnational financing—drawn from public, private and alternative sources of financing—that seeks to support mitigation and adaptation actions that will address climate change. The Convention, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement call for financial assistance from Parties with more financial resources to those that are less endowed and more vulnerable. This recognizes that the contribution of countries to climate change and their capacity to prevent it and cope with its consequences vary enormously. Climate finance is needed for mitigation, because large-scale investments are required to significantly reduce emissions. Climate finance is equally important for adaptation, as significant financial resources are needed to adapt to the adverse effects and reduce the impacts of a changing climate.
In accordance with the principle of “common but differentiated responsibility and respective capabilities” set out in the Convention, developed country Parties are to provide financial resources to assist developing country Parties in implementing the objectives of the UNFCCC. The Paris Agreement reaffirms the obligations of developed countries, while for the first time also encouraging voluntary contributions by other Parties. Developed country Parties should also continue to take the lead in mobilizing climate finance from a wide variety of sources, instruments and channels, noting the significant role of public funds, through a variety of actions, including supporting country-driven strategies, and taking into account the needs and priorities of developing country Parties. Such mobilization of climate finance should represent a progression beyond previous efforts.
It is important for all governments and stakeholders to understand and assess the financial needs of developing countries, as well as to understand how these financial resources can be mobilized. Provision of resources should also aim to achieve a balance between adaptation and mitigation.
Overall, efforts under the Paris Agreement are guided by its aim of making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient development. Assessing progress in provision and mobilization of support is also part of the global stocktake under the Agreement. The Paris Agreement also places emphasis on the transparency and enhanced predictability of financial support.
John Kerry is cheerful about taking money from you to give to these people he’s never met. Who will then, by the way, mostly squander it. They won’t achieve anything. It’s an absurdity. And historians will someday look back and say, how could they have been so stupid for so long?
This statement has so many anti-foreigner dog whistles my hound just ran outside in pain.