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Climate change will determine humanity’s destiny, says Angela Merkel
“Climate change is an issue determining our destiny as mankind – it will determine the wellbeing of all of us,†the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, has told the world’s nations gathered at a climate summit.
The delegates heard a series of strong political messages on Wednesday, urging them to use the final two days of the summit to complete important work on putting the landmark 2015 Paris deal into action. Without this, the world faces a devastating 3C or more of global warming.
The UN secretary general, António Guterres, told the conference in Bonn of his visit to the Caribbean after this year’s hurricanes.
“The catastrophic damage of climate change is upon us and when the frontline is devastated, the whole army is lost†he said, railing against the $825bn invested in fossil fuels in 2016. “We must stop making bets on an unsustainable future.â€
There were lots and lots of political speeches, because, at the end of the day, this is all about politics. Merkel is right, it will determine our destiny (at least to a point): it’s a choice between a cult that wants to substantially increase the size and power of government over citizens, private entities, economies, the energy sector, while enacting lots and lots of taxes and fees. It’s about control. Call it Marxism, socialism, progressivism, fascism, whatever, it’s all the same, massive governmental control as determined by global elites, who won’t see the same negative results in their own lives.
The other option is freedom and liberty.
