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Sometimes the relationships between climate change (CC) & needed city actions that can help prevent risk & harm from CC impacts isn’t clear to folks.
So here’s a bit of an overview of why climate action at the city level is critical & NECESSARY. #vanpoli
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So here’s a bit of an overview of why climate action at the city level is critical & NECESSARY. #vanpoli
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Cities are epicentres of human life, behaviours and actions that have important influence on CC drivers and impacts.
Transportation use, energy use, waste generation, consumption patterns, natural and built environment influence, local food and water access etc.
Transportation use, energy use, waste generation, consumption patterns, natural and built environment influence, local food and water access etc.
Cities & towns are also epicentres of where ppl often experience direct & indirect CC impacts, but don’t always realize it.
And just bc you don’t realize it, doesn’t mean you aren’t still navigating impacts of CC.
Eg. if you have cancer & don’t realize it—you still have cancer.
And just bc you don’t realize it, doesn’t mean you aren’t still navigating impacts of CC.
Eg. if you have cancer & don’t realize it—you still have cancer.
We understand the anger against politicians at #COP26 for delivering a weak, inadequate #ClimateChange agreement. But blaming individual decision-makers ignores the fact that the system rewards failure. Here’s how we tackle that reality. 🧵 (1/15)
Here’s the problem: the profits of the #FossilFuel economy are kept largely separate from its costs. That means that countries/companies/investors who generate products and burn fuels that cause #ClimateChange pocket the profits while others pay the price. 💵 (2/15)
As a result, #FossilFuels appear profitable, and there’s massive incentive for political and economic structures to treat these industries as wealth creators. Which creates incentives for climate denial, downplaying the role of the #FossilFuel industry, etc. (3/15)
