Have to admit, that last “on air” comment by President Obama after his Copenhagen press conference continues to nag at me, despite my contention that the Copenhagen Accord was a success, largely because of President Obama’s leadership (see previous post, Why Copenhagen was a Success).
To those who view the Accord as a failure, knowing that the President and his U.S. entourage was hustling out of Copenhagen to beat an epic snowstorm did little to change their minds about the U.S. reluctance to do the hard work necessary to combat global warming. How ironic, of course, that the U.S. Capitol would see a record snow storm – more snow in a 24-hour period than the region typically gets in an entire winter.
And of course, the usual “so much for global warming” comments from those who don’t understand that this kind of storm is what we’ll see more of in the future. A warming atmosphere brings more moisture which means more rain (aka Florida) and more epic snows. “Worse storm on record” will be words we should all get used to hearing. This snow storm is a harbinger of things to come and completely in line with the climate science that warns of more extreme and severe weather.
Who knows what more would have happened if President Obama and the traveling press corps had been “snowed in” in Copenhagen. Likely negotiators from low-lying island countries, and sub-Sahara Africa would have welcomed hearing of the inconvenience, noting how global warming is wrecking havoc in their homelands.
“Don’t miss the motorcade” isn’t what they were hoping to hear…
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