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It is increasingly clear that there's now a concerted effort under way in parts of the British press to derail action on the #ClimateEmergency.
This🧵highlights key examples & shows how the main arguments are textbook #ClimateDelay 1/n
This🧵highlights key examples & shows how the main arguments are textbook #ClimateDelay 1/n
Remember, this follows years of the same papers pedalling climate denial. Denial is no longer an option, we’ve entered a new phase of predatory delay as defined by @AlexSteffen... 2/n
A.K.A. - The four-stage strategy concisely explained to Bernard by Sir Humphry and Sir Richard in this clip: 3/n -
New @Opinium polling shows UK public overwhelmingly fear the costs of inaction on climate change more than the costs of action.
Completely contrary to what a small number of MPs have been arguing recently. #ukclimate
Completely contrary to what a small number of MPs have been arguing recently. #ukclimate
Alternatively you can say that across all demographics - Remain, Leave, young, old - voters worry more about the #costofSteveBaker than they do the #CostOfNetZero …!
More seriously, I do think some SW1 thinking on climate is way behind the public. This is not a polarised culture war issue (at least right now). As with lockdowns, fear of the problem means people are willing to accept some inconvenience.
⚠️There's been a great deal of difficulty obtaining workings out from @theCCCuk on #CostOfNetZero
🧐Now it sounds like the dog ate their homework.
⚖️👀See what the judge said about why this matters⬇️
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9…
🧐Now it sounds like the dog ate their homework.
⚖️👀See what the judge said about why this matters⬇️
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9…
"Judge Sophie Buckley said: ‘There is an extremely strong public interest in enabling scrutiny of the data, models and calculations which underpin the CCC’s conclusion that the net zero target could be met at an annual resource cost of up to 1-2 per cent of GDP.
"‘Any errors in the calculations that led to the CCC’s conclusions, which, in turn, led to the legislative change, have the potential to have a very significant impact on the lives and finances of large numbers of people, [...]
⚠️Keir Starmer's comments about #NetZero remind us that he's part of the policymaking elite who have decided to make us poorer & colder
🤯Politicians need to level with the public about the scale of change needed in our lives so we don’t have another political fiasco like Brexit
🤯Politicians need to level with the public about the scale of change needed in our lives so we don’t have another political fiasco like Brexit
❓❓❓Does the #CostOfNetZero mean
- there will be a tax on meat consumption?
- ordinary people will be priced out of air travel & car ownership?
- every home will have to pay to replace their boilers & retrofit insulation?
- lockdowns are on the table to tackle climate change?
- there will be a tax on meat consumption?
- ordinary people will be priced out of air travel & car ownership?
- every home will have to pay to replace their boilers & retrofit insulation?
- lockdowns are on the table to tackle climate change?
To secure public consent, Govt must come clean about the scale & costs of the transformation planned for our lives
Saving the planet is a noble endeavour. That’s why #CostOfNetZero proposals need debate & scrutiny instead of hiding them from the public
thecritic.co.uk/its-alright-fo…
Saving the planet is a noble endeavour. That’s why #CostOfNetZero proposals need debate & scrutiny instead of hiding them from the public
thecritic.co.uk/its-alright-fo…
