The Pushback against Net Zero Today I really wanted to focus on the positive steps many countries are taking with respect to reducing emissions and making their agriculture more resilient in the face of climate change. Agriculture – and hence our food security, is very dependent upon that happening. We have seen the damage which just 1.1 0 C of warming is causing around the world – fish kills, crop failures, flooding, water shortages and huge storms, not to mention trillions of dollars in damage. If we allow that to continue, we are predicted to reach 3 0 C by 2100 and even if we make some effort to reduce our emissions, but not meet the targets agreed upon at the Paris Accords in 2015, we will reach 5 0 C by around mid -century. What we are seeing is a huge misinformation campaign – largely backed by fossil fuel industries, which are seeing their source of wealth slipping away, and their message has been taken up by several political parties in Australia and elsew...
Practising Geographer - nature culture places people