1.0Climate Change Dispatchhttps://climatechangedispatch.comThomas Richardhttps://climatechangedispatch.com/author/ccdeditor/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="V1aMB0j7aQ"><a href="https://climatechangedispatch.com/obama-leaves-climate-summit-in-a-whirlwind-of-global-warming-puffery/">Obama leaves climate summit in a whirlwind of global warming puffery</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://climatechangedispatch.com/obama-leaves-climate-summit-in-a-whirlwind-of-global-warming-puffery/embed/#?secret=V1aMB0j7aQ" width="600" height="338" title="“Obama leaves climate summit in a whirlwind of global warming puffery” — Climate Change Dispatch" data-secret="V1aMB0j7aQ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> As President Obama departed the Conference of Parties (COP21) today, he gave another high-handed speech on the perils of global warming, one that walked the fine line between science fact and science fiction. He also "smirked" that a Democrat would continue his legacy when asked about his successor. What was clear from his latest Gaia-themed sermon was that no binding agreement had been reached, and that the United States would continue to lead the world in carbon dioxide reductions (take that, ISIS!).  Interestingly, Wired magazine first noted that the attendees of the Paris Climate Talks will use roughly 300,000 tons of carbon, emitted from private jets to limousines to other accoutrements. "That does not include the NGOs, businesses, activists, high school students, and many, many journalists" at the summit to "influence, capitalize on, or catalog the two week event," Wired writes.https://climatechangedispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/images_pics8_obama_cop21.jpg