We Need to Phase out Fossil Fuels Immediately, but Equitably
By Tom Athanasiou | - This essay was originally published in Foreign Policy in Focus Just before the recent climate …
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By Tom Athanasiou | - This essay was originally published in Foreign Policy in Focus Just before the recent climate …
The COP28 text does not simply call for transitioning away from fossil fuels but rather stipulates that this transition must be “just, orderly, and equitable,” a much more challenging prospect.
For weeks now, climate scientists and activists have looked increasingly aghast at the unrelenting heat and floods ravaging our baking earth. The pace and scale of the daily climate disasters have alarmed them. And our daily climate breakdown shows no sign of stopping.
According to a report from the University of Manchester, rich countries must end oil and gas production by 2034 to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
The latest wave of climate deniers claim green schemes are ‘unaffordable’. Success stories from Europe prove that’s not true, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot