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SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning, everybody. This is, indeed, a pleasure. Laurent Fabius, the foreign minister of France, has welcomed me to France more times than I can count. He’s been an exceptional host, and most importantly, a great partner as we have worked together on issue after issue since I’ve become Secretary. Second time we’ve been pleased to have him here at the State Department; he was here with President Hollande not so long ago.

But today, we have much to talk about in the context of our partnership and work together. France has been really one of the most steady partners in almost every single endeavor that we are engaged in, particularly on the challenge of reaching an agreement with Iran with respect to Iran’s nuclear program; with respect to Syria, where we have worked from day one on our efforts to hold the Assad regime accountable and provide support to the moderate opposition; with respect to Libya, Mali, Chad, the Maghreb, the entire Middle East peace process, Afghanistan. I mean, there really is not an issue where we are not able to find a path to be partners.

In addition to that, we share major responsibilities of the P5. The P5+1 initiative on Iran is a significant one. We work very closely together in Geneva and in Paris and elsewhere in our efforts to advance those negotiations.

So I’m happy to welcome Laurent here today. He’s now working with an expanded portfolio in the French Government in dealing with economic issues. I’ve said from day one foreign policy is economic policy, and economic policy is foreign policy. So we find ourselves working in concert on those issues too – on the health of our economies and the effort to provide jobs for our people. So it’s a great pleasure to welcome you here. Thank you, Laurent.

FOREIGN MINISTER FABIUS: Merci. (In French.)

SECRETARY KERRY: In French. Okay.

FOREIGN MINISTER FABIUS: (In French.) We have 500 days to avoid the climate chaos. (In French.)

SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. Do you want to say anything? He speaks perfect English. Do you want to say anything?

FOREIGN MINISTER FABIUS: Well, I’m very happy to be with John. There is no week without a phone call or a visit between John and myself, and we have on the agenda many items, many issues – Iran, because negotiations are resuming today; the question of Syria, and we shall meet next Thursday in London together; Ukraine as well; and very important issues, issue of climate change, climate chaos. And we have – as I said, we have 500 days to avoid climate chaos. And I know that President Obama and John Kerry himself are committed on this subject and I’m sure that with them, with a lot of other friends, we shall be able to reach success on this very important matter.

And it’s always a pleasure to meet with John. We are working very closely together. And we speak either French or English, but the most important point, whatever the language is, is to (inaudible) case. Merci. Thank you.

andy7171 wrote:So let me get this straight. If humans are to blame for causing climate change and we're what 100-150 years into the Industrial Revolution and have caused the planet to warm up @1.6 degrees in that time. We have 500 days to fix it before the shit gets real?

kalm wrote:I think the concern is momentum and an endless feedback loop…or something like that.

Pwns wrote:Let's worry about the potential rapture on 12/13/14 first.

89Hen wrote:

kalm wrote:I think the concern is momentum and an endless feedback loop…or something like that.

Kinda like the football computer rankings.

89Hen wrote:

kalm wrote:I think the concern is momentum and an endless feedback loop…or something like that.

Kinda like the football computer rankings.

AZGrizFan wrote:

89Hen wrote: Kinda like the football computer rankings.

So they use Sagarin on their model too?

andy7171 wrote:So let me get this straight. If humans are to blame for causing climate change and we're what 100-150 years into the Industrial Revolution and have caused the planet to warm up @1.6 degrees in that time. We have 500 days to fix it before the shit gets real?

Chizzang wrote:Article Link...?

Chizzang wrote:Article Link...?

Chizzang wrote:Article Link...?

Baldy wrote:

Chizzang wrote:Article Link...?

Chizzy asking for a link?

Oh the irony.

http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/ ... 226015.htm

EDIT:
No that is in 565 days. The Frenchie clearly stated (in 2 different languages) that we had 500 days to avoid a "climate chaos", not that new standards and/or measures were going to be adopted in 565 days.

Not even close.

Chizzang wrote:

Baldy wrote: Chizzy asking for a link?

Oh the irony.

http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/ ... 226015.htm

EDIT:
No that is in 565 days. The Frenchie clearly stated (in 2 different languages) that we had 500 days to avoid a "climate chaos", not that new standards and/or measures were going to be adopted in 565 days.

Not even close.

I read it several times from a few different sources...
And he's talking about the meeting coming up where large decisions are to be made effecting the future of emissions standards held in France

He's not suggesting that in 500 days the world ends but I like your tactic

Chizzang wrote:

Baldy wrote: Chizzy asking for a link?

Oh the irony.

http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/ ... 226015.htm

EDIT:
No that is in 565 days. The Frenchie clearly stated (in 2 different languages) that we had 500 days to avoid a "climate chaos", not that new standards and/or measures were going to be adopted in 565 days.

Not even close.

I read it several times from a few different sources...
And he's talking about the meeting coming up where large decisions are to be made effecting the future of emissions standards held in France

He's not suggesting that in 500 days the world ends but I like your tactic

Baldy wrote:

Chizzang wrote:

I read it several times from a few different sources...
And he's talking about the meeting coming up where large decisions are to be made effecting the future of emissions standards held in France

He's not suggesting that in 500 days the world ends but I like your tactic

I didn't need to go through a filter. I read it several times straight from the horse's mouth, and it's crystal clear what he said. He might have misspoke, but what he said does not match your analysis.

Baldy wrote:

Chizzang wrote:

I read it several times from a few different sources...
And he's talking about the meeting coming up where large decisions are to be made effecting the future of emissions standards held in France

He's not suggesting that in 500 days the world ends but I like your tactic

I didn't need to go through a filter. I read it several times straight from the horse's mouth, and it's crystal clear what he said. He might have misspoke, but what he said does not match your analysis.

Chizzang wrote:

Baldy wrote: I didn't need to go through a filter. I read it several times straight from the horse's mouth, and it's crystal clear what he said. He might have misspoke, but what he said does not match your analysis.

Nice try...
And he did not speak incorrectly - he is quite plainly speaking about the conference upcoming - any other inference is just the usual right wing shenanigans on your part

This whole thread smacks of the same stuff that the Hillary / Terrorist threat list thread reeked of...
And that smell is surrounding you these days - just more of the same pretend outrage drivel

We have 500 days to avoid the climate chaos.