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asad rehman
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Some folks think I should be more positive about #NetZero2050 target. To be honest I am not. Here’s why:
❎Current UK target 80% by 2050 ❎New target is net zero by 2050 ❎Cuts are not domestic ❎Relies on failed international offsets
❎Relies on BECCS - which are massive land grab in global South ❎Doesn’t include aviation or shipping. ❎Developed countries need to be 0 emissions by 2030 not 2050.
❎Emissions are increasing not decreasing. ❎What matters is action now not 2050. ❎UK fairshare is -247% by 2030. ❎ World heading to 2c warming not 1.5c
❎1 million dead at 1c - killer floods, droughts & famines. ❎1.5c to barely stay alive - 2c a death sentence for Africa ❎ But hey don’t be on a downer - protecting the UK economy is the priority.
And for the what about fans...
❎The UK is the 5th most responsible for the climate crisis ❎A UK citizen responsible for 11 tonnes C02. Someone in Mali is responsible for 0.1 tonnes. ✅Get back to me when UK shows real climate leadership
Standing up for #ClimateJustice means speaking truth to power. Being accountable to those on frontline in global South. Demanding action not just on climate but on neoliberalism & inequality. And supporting solutions based only on science, justice & equity.
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asad rehman
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1. The missing facts from #ClimateChangeTheFacts. The climate crisis is a direct result of neoliberal capitalism. Corporations were given the power to exploit people and the planet for profit . An ideology of free market fundamentalism - money was the only thing that mattered.
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