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Opinion: Russian invasion is a chance to reinvigorate the climate fight
Deutsche Welle ^ | April 5, 2022 | By Alistair Walsh

Posted on 04/05/2022 10:17:02 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Vladimir Putin's horrendous war in Ukraine has revealed just how united and decisive we can be in the face of a crisis.

Europe has once again flung open its doors to refugees fleeing destruction. Rousing gestures of humanity are seen every day.

And this is despite the enormous economic costs — energy bills are surging, public money is pouring into Ukraine, sanctions are biting here as well as Russia. But it's the right thing to do and we know it.

So why can't we do the same when faced with crises that threaten the existence of everyone on the planet? Without hyperbole, climate change and the rapid loss of biodiversity pose existential threats for everyone on earth.

The European Commission is currently drafting a plan to cut Russian gas use by two-thirds this year and end it entirely by 2027. But why limit it to Russian gas? Why not expand it to all fossil fuels? It's drastic, it might inflict short-term economic pain, but this is the sort of vision that is needed to ensure we don't all end up as fossils on a dead planet.

The solutions are there, we just need to undertake them with the requisite sense of urgency. Keep fossil fuels in the ground, stop deforestation, protect and restore natural ecosystems, reform agriculture, tax emissions at their actual cost over the entire supply chain, switch to sustainable transport, fund green research, ban polluting activities and toxic chemicals, end nature-destroying subsidies, enforce climate-friendly building codes, install insulation — we know what needs to be done.

If we treat these crises with the urgency that we are capable of, then we can stop climate change and the destruction of nature before it's too late.

(Excerpt) Read more at dw.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: alistairwalsh; energy; europe; europeancommission; europeanunion; germany; globalwarming; globalwarminghoax; greennewdeal; hoax; nextrussiantroll; panicporn; propaganda; russia; socialism; ukraine; zottherussiantrolls
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To: jmcenanly

The globalists are just doubling-down on stupid.

the citizens will pay for it


21 posted on 04/05/2022 11:01:13 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Opinion: Russian invasion is a chance to reinvigorate the climate fight

Or so the Germans would have us believe.

22 posted on 04/05/2022 11:14:07 AM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“Opinion: Russian invasion is a chance to reinvigorate the climate fight”

i guess there’s some truth to that if russia cuts off 30% of germany’s energy supply, and germans have to go back to huddling in cold dark caves to survive ...


23 posted on 04/05/2022 11:54:14 AM PDT by catnipman (In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Alistair? With a name like that, he probably got beat up in school. Now he needs to feel important.


24 posted on 04/05/2022 12:00:13 PM PDT by bicyclerepair (USA Currently has an illegitimate government.)
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To: Kevmo
the climate fight

The climate keeps disobeying man. It must be killed through socialism!

25 posted on 04/05/2022 12:01:33 PM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“climate fight”

Violence never solved anything.
Unless you are a high ranking ddem or a celeb.


26 posted on 04/05/2022 12:02:56 PM PDT by Leep (Freedom: "What's the big deal" -joe biden)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I had to read that headline again it’s just so depraved. Resolved: Liberals are frauds. This “war” is just a front to further their agenda so what that hundreds of thousands are displaced, so what that thousands are dead and dying, so what if it goes nuclear. Even better then, another arm of their agenda (depop) “ nudged” “forward”.


27 posted on 04/05/2022 12:29:59 PM PDT by ShawnShawntheLeprecaun
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

because its not a crisis and it doesn’t threaten everyone on the planet. Gaia worship is just foolish and self destructive. Given that China and India are growing rapidly and neither cares a bit about their carbon emissions (China already has the largest economy and is the largest emitter) any small reductions in carbon emissions made a tremendous cost in wealthy countries will have no real impact.

Whatever benefit one believes the planet will obtain from such marginal reductions will be more than negated as China and India open up a few more coal fired power plants.


28 posted on 04/05/2022 12:54:37 PM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: catnipman

This war is going to expand once energy supplies are impacted.

Keep an eye on Germany.


29 posted on 04/05/2022 1:49:31 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money)
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