Me yesterday: "we won't hear discourses of climate delay today as #IPCCReport2021 is released, but beware, from tomorrow on...."
Journalists: managing to fit 2 discourses of climate delay in a single short interview question
Journalists: managing to fit 2 discourses of climate delay in a single short interview question
https://twitter.com/giulio_mattioli/status/1425020450288046082
Specifically, the discourses here are no. 5 "All talk, little action" (AKA targetism), drawing attention (often presumed) achievements relative to other countries (rather than relative to the goal) and to future targets (rather than concrete achievements) 
...and no. 3 "the free rider excuse", hinting that other countries are not willing to do their bit (so why should we try *even harder*)?
There's also a hint of no.1, "whataboutism" (the *king* of all discourses of climate delay) in that it is implied that Germany is too small to make any kind of meaningful difference.
Which is funny because they end up claiming both that the country is such a great leader but also that it's ultimately irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.
For the "discourses of climate delay" academic paper see thread below
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https://twitter.com/giulio_mattioli/status/1278784641013514241
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