Polar Bears, Dead Coral and Other Climate Fictions

The climate summit in Poland has been given a boost in recent weeks by well-timed climate change reports shaping the news agenda. But if we dig deeper than most of the media did, these reports demonstrate what is wrong with global warming policy discussion.

The first report was by the United Nations’ panel of climate scientists, the IPCC. It was widely reported as urging the world to draconically cut emissions to keep temperature rises below 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Zrezygnowanie z jedzenia mięsa to jest najnowsza rada na ratowanie planety: „nowe, duże badanie” twierdzi, że „olbrzymia redukcja w konsumpcji mięsa” jest „niezbędna, by uniknąć załamania się klimatu”, jak to ujmuje „Guardian”.

Było to po twierdzeniach Humane Society, że ”twoja dieta może uratować planetę” i propozycji niemieckiej Partii Zielonych ustanowienia narodowego dnia wegetarianizmu.  Także były dygnitarz ONZ ds. klimatu wierzy, że „najlepszym rozwiązaniem dla nas wszystkich byłoby zostanie wegetarianami”.

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