Climate hype
Globetrotting peddlers of climate doom and drastic so-called net-zero remedies may be getting nervous about their public credibility and/or democratic futures.
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When Sweden’s new government took office, they abandoned the country’s previous goal of “100% renewable” electricity in favor of a “100% fossil-free” target, says OilPrice.com.
In the UK, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak outraged environmentalists by saying his cabinet will issue hundreds of new oil and gas licenses for the North Sea if re-elected.
A wave is rising across Europe and the United States, and it’s a wave that should concern transition advocates, including those in government. Because that wave threatens to carry away their seats.
In the U.S., the trend that media have called a “greenlash” has mostly taken the form of conservative state governments challenging the legitimacy of ESG investment requirements.
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In Europe, the greenlash wave is taking the form of a rise to power of conservative parties, to replace liberal governments that focused on the transition. Sweden was the latest example. Before it, conservatives took power in Italy.
In the Netherlands, the farmer’s party that emerged in response to the former government’s plan to essentially decimate the country’s farming industry won strong support in local elections.
In Germany, meanwhile, the Green Party, which is part of the ruling coalition and, naturally, the strongest advocate for the transition, is falling out of favor with voters fast, while the conservative Alternative for Germany is gaining popularity.
According to a report by CNBC, the greenlash wave is a result of the fact that people are only now beginning to feel the costs of the transition with their wallets. The report makes sure to reference recent claims that July was the hottest on record in Europe this year and the UN’s Antonio Guterres’ grave statement that “The era of global warming has ended; the era of global boiling has arrived.”
The comments below tweets citing Guterres’ statement provide yet more evidence of that greenlash wave. Commentators are not buying the “global boiling” warning, it seems. Rather, they are mocking it and referencing the private jets climate change and transition leaders tend to use to get around.
As a result, according to Reuters, those climate change and transition leaders are starting to worry that their net-zero efforts could be in jeopardy.
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August 13, 2023 at 04:54AM
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