This is just one of many obvious examples of greening and hypocrisy. The government’s position also goes against the recommendations of the International Energy Agency, which stated in a landmark report issued in May 2021 that in order to reach net zero by 2050, countries must stop all investments in new fossil fuel supply projects. And stop investing in green energy. -There are no new coal-fired power plants.
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Lisa Hill, 57, a retired school business leader from Newbury, Berkshire, said: “I took action against XR because I was very worried about the future of my children.
“Governments and organizations all over the world have stated that they are responding to the climate crisis, but there has been little change, and they continue to — incredibly — use and invest in fossil fuels. It’s important to let the public understand this inaction, and this is The reason why I am standing with XR today.”
A further example of the greening and hypocrisy of the British government is the Prime Minister’s pledge to end British taxpayers’ support for overseas fossil fuel projects, while investing 750 million pounds in a huge gas export terminal in Mozambique, fueling regional conflicts and increasing global heating.
Tara Roberts, a 22-year-old student from Fife, Scotland, joined the Extinction Rebellion in London for two weeks. She said: “Greenwashing can’t save us. In fact, it may be something that kills us. Because in the current climate, it is very dangerous to make people believe that everything is fine and under control.”
The latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirms that climate change is widespread, rapid and intensifying. The Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres called the team’s findings “no less than Code Red Representing Humanity. The alarm bells are deafening and the evidence is conclusive”.
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In November this year, the British government will host COP26, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, which is considered the most important conference in the world to avoid the catastrophic effects of global warming.
The risk of warming up to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels is that extreme weather-wildfires, catastrophic floods, warming oceans and increased droughts-will threaten food supplies, trigger conflicts, lead to mass migration and threaten humans themselves and lead to social collapse.
An XR spokesperson added: “We are in the last opportunity salon. The government and companies are playing poker with the future of mankind. This is why the Extinction Rebellion appeared on the streets.
“XR is emphasizing the ecological extinction activities of businesses and public institutions, and urges all citizens to demand that our government stop lying and greenwashing, and take action in response to the climate and ecological emergencies needed to protect us all.”
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Brendan Montague is the editor EcologistThis article is based on a press release from Extinction Rebellion.
