COP26

sufi

sufi

lala
Feels like bringing all these crooks and grifters together is a compete waste of jetfuel, but...
how else are we going to do this/?
 
sufi

sufi

lala
and so when this parade of losers fail to make it work, what then?
a. what shall we do with them? they are clearly not up to it - they may as well hop in the clyde if you ask me
b. how else are we going to save the world?
 
mixed_biscuits

mixed_biscuits

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I don't think it's a biggy: I remember reading the IPCC report and the worst case scenario is inconvenient but far from an existential threat
 
Clinamenic

Clinamenic

Binary & Tweed
Watching it from near the start. Somewhat ostentatious multiculturalism, but I guess it's better than its absence.

I think public policy / tax credits is only the basis, and much of the change would have to come from consumer demand.

And its not like the green transition won't be profitable
 
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martin

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Blah blah, poised to accelerate the energy transition, blah blah, net zero infrastructure strategy, electrify the future, carbon neutrality, Greta Thunberg does something, levelling up agenda, onshore wind prospectus, innovation hub, 2030, 2050, next Tuesday, everyone leaves the hall for a Fairtrade coffee when the president of Indonesia comes on.
 
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Galloway's live on RT now and just said "They're crying into their cucumber smoothies...this could all have been done on Zoom, by the way. WAR is the biggest threat to the environment."

Flicking between this, COP and the Rittenhouse trial. Top afternoon.
 
sufi

sufi

lala
A photo from the opening of COP26 showed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the summit’s host, warmly greeting US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. But rather than fete them, we should treat this triumvirate as the big villains of the climate talks.
Their armed forces are the most polluting on the planet - and the goal at COP26 is to keep that fact a closely guarded secret.
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sufi

sufi

lala
“In September, I was attending the IUCN congress in Marseille, and I was totally shocked to see people dining outside restaurants that they are heating [with gas]. This should be illegal,” she said.

“There are many things that should be changed in the way of life of many European or North American or Chinese people. You have to make a choice or have to make a sacrifice.”
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Baomiavotse Vahinala Raharinirina, Madagascar’s minister for the environment and sustainable development
www.theguardian.com

Madagascar paying price for cheap European flights, says climate minister

Politician says droughts and climate-induced famine in the country are a result of the behaviours of rich nations
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
 
woops

woops

is not like other people
i've just realised i have to stop putting sad reacts on @Mr. Tea's suicide inducing pun jokes as that increases his reaction score and actually encourages him, even though i do find them sad, depressing and agonising
 
Mr. Tea

Mr. Tea

Let's Talk About Ceps
woops said:
i've just realised i have to stop putting sad reacts on @Mr. Tea's suicide inducing pun jokes as that increases his reaction score and actually encourages him, even though i do find them sad, depressing and agonising
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It's good to know my efforts are not going unnoticed.
 
luka

luka

Well-known member
woops said:
i've just realised i have to stop putting sad reacts on @Mr. Tea's suicide inducing pun jokes as that increases his reaction score and actually encourages him, even though i do find them sad, depressing and agonising
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can we give this post some kind of special award?
 
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