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"Climate deniers have been hanging out for the United Nations’ next big
summit to fail. In a sense, the coronavirus and its induced policy
responses have more than satisfied their wildest dreams, precipitating a
global recession that they no doubt hope has pushed the issue of the
low-carbon transition well down the political and policy agenda.
The next round of international climate negotiations – the so-called
COP26 in Scotland – has been delayed until 2021. Presumably, climate
sceptics hope governments and policy authorities will now be consumed
by, in the words of our prime minister, the need to “cushion” the impact
of the recession and ensure “a bounce back on the other side”.
Deniers argue that further disruption to economies and societies will be
avoided at all costs.
Sorry to be the harbinger of denier disappointment, but there is every
reason to expect that the virus crisis will strengthen and accelerate
the imperative to transition to a low-carbon world by mid-century."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
