Jeffrey Sachs is a professor and director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University.
Posted on 01/12/2018 9:08:34 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Americans are paying a fearsome price for global warming. The federal government's National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration reported earlier this week that the three powerful Atlantic hurricanes of 2017 -- Harvey, Irma and Maria -- cost Americans $265 billion, and massive Western forest fires another $18 billion. Scientists have shown that human-induced climate change has greatly increased the frequency and intensity of such disasters
This week, New York City showed bold leadership with decisive action for climate safety and justice.
Big Oil bought the Republican Congress with massive campaign donations. Republican senators led the witless Donald Trump to pull out of the Paris Agreement.
The city announced two important steps this week. The first is divestment -- selling the investments in fossil fuel companies that are in the city's $189 billion pension funds.
The second step is a lawsuit calling for five major oil companies -- BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell -- to compensate New York for damages from climate change.
No doubt the oil companies will fight back with huge teams of lawyers and lobbyists. The lawsuits are an uphill battle. But the world's people will be rooting for New York and other plaintiffs in this important effort. How much better it would be if the companies honestly acknowledged their wrongs and declared to the world that they are prepared to work for, and partly pay for, realistic solutions for climate safety.
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Jeffrey Sachs is a professor and director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University.
The drumbeat of make believe goes on.
I’ve heard of this guy.
Not surprised.
The second step is a lawsuit calling for five major oil companies — BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell — to compensate New York for damages from climate change.
Dear BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell,
You need to Immediately do everything in your power to mitigate any potential losses from this lawsuit and do what is necessary to eliminate any Conflict of Interest between you and the State of New York
STOP ALL SHIPMENTS AND SALES OF YOUR PRODUCTS TO NEW YORK!!
Let them all freeze to death in the name of Global Warming.
Remember, the target of the Climate Change folks is Not to fix the environment but to get control through Socialism and Communism. And to tell you what you can eat/drink and do.
ML/NJ
Climate justice? Secure the oil. Don’t export it. Build the wall.
There, I fixed it.
That is simply false. There is no increase in the frequency or intensity of hurricanes.
The only fearsome price I’ve paid for Global Warming is snowfall measured in feet, temperatures in the single digits, and negative wind chill numbers.
CNN = Counterfeit News Network
Deplorable translation: Big Oil is making a sh*thole out of New York.
Sustainable development: so is he the there are too many humans, you have too high a standard of living, or both flavor?
Give up the investments but mot ht the profits from those investments ? got it.
“climate justice”
Justice with any qualifier is qualified justice.
And your proof of these claims is??
I'm calling BS until proof that can be believed is produced. Waiting...
Hint: The sun causes global warming.
Because there were no Hurricanes or Forest Fires before POTUS Trump became President.
Just like there were no Homeless People.
It would be fun to watch if those major oil companies were to stop shipping gas to New York’s gas stations..........
The self importance oozes from people like this.
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