I welcome Johnson’s conversion on #ClimateChange at #Cop26, but the rhetoric is divorced from his actions. At a basic level, approving a new coal mine and oil licenses, and cutting tax on short haul flights is criminal. 1/7 gov.uk/government/spe…
But the bigger problem is that Johnson thinks the market, big business & big finance will save us. That means while lecturing other countries on climate, he’s expanding a hyper-globalised, neo-colonial economy that is incompatible with tackling the #ClimateEmergency. #COP26 2/7
The trade deals he’s signing will make things worse. More food flown round the world, more industrial agriculture, less regulation, and more power to big business, which allows energy corporations to sue governments for taking 👇 #ClimateAction 3/7 news.sky.com/story/fossil-f…
The finance system he loves has created a massive debt crisis, preventing countries dealing with a climate crisis they haven’t created. The financialised economy is a key driver of climate change: nothing can get in the way of their short-term profits 4/7 theguardian.com/environment/20…
You can see this in the way big banks are talking about their commitment to the climate, while at the same time bankrolling fossil fuel. They claim they can offset emissions through yet to be invented tech and new market mechanisms. Heaven help us. 5/7 corporateeurope.org/sites/default/…
Yes, wealthy countries must offer decent climate finance. But the PM’s offer is a pittance. We’re not close to the decade-old $100bn commitment. The UK isn't close the reparations we should be paying for our fair share of historical emissions. 6/7 globaljustice.org.uk/blog/2021/10/t…
Bottom line: a world controlled by big business is the problem not the solution. Putting finance in charge of getting us out of the #ClimateEmergency is putting sharks in charge of the swimming pool. We’ve got to change the neo colonial, hyper-globalised economy. #COP26 7/7
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