We Must Break The Fossil Fuel Shackles Now
Julian Cribb captures the essence of humankind’s carbon emissions folly with devastating clarity. We are using money, an infinitely-creatable resource which ultimately exists only in our imaginations, to exploit our real, finite planet. As Cribb observes, we will run out of planet before we run out of money.
Those industries and governments who ignore or deny the climate science may not agree, but the science and the planet are realities that remain unmoved by their wishful thinking. Last year’s final IPCC report was crystal clear: we must move away from fossil fuels, start no new fossil fuel projects.
Sadly the IPCC’s call has been insufficiently heeded: the fossil fuel industry holds too many world governments in thrall. This industry has captured governments all over the world, and now seems well on the way to capturing the COP process, with the last COP, and the next, both hosted by petrostates, and with Australia – arguably another petrostate – bidding to host COP31 in 2026.
Our need for transition to renewable energy is now urgent and compelling. The time for this transition to be comfortable is long past. We must break free from these fossil fuel shackles to protect our future generations.
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