Remember, this is all about science, and we can solve it with a tax by implementing the Fascistic Green New Deal
Climate change is environmental racism. A Green New Deal is the only way to fight it
This summer has seen the UK swelter under some of the hottest days on record.
While much of the media irresponsibly framed this heatwave as a good thing, for the rest of us, it rang loud alarm bells of an imminent environmental emergency. These extreme temperatures leave people not only uncomfortable but they can also lead to death, especially amongst the elderly. For rural communities in particular, the impacts of scorching heat which dries out the land, followed by flash flooding, can destroy livelihoods.
So, pretty much what has always happened? Especially during a Holocene warm period? Oh, right, right, this time it’s all Your Fault. Don’t ask why, the science is already settled, no need to show proof.
Climate change doesn’t affect us all equally, with those in the Global South being far more ‘climate vulnerable’ to soaring temperatures which result in an increased prevalence of droughts and therefore famine and migration. However the Global North – which is primarily to blame for the climate crisis that we are in – is only just seeing the impact of this emergency.
Environmental disparities are real; for many years, the Western world has steamed ahead with plans for aviation expansion, more road-building, dirty energy such as fracking, as well as an insatiable appetite for environmentally damaging foods – ignoring the impact all of these have on developing communities. Meanwhile, inner city communities with higher numbers of ethnic minorities in Europe and The United States tend to have to deal with environmental threats which more prosperous sectors of society don’t. In my region of the South East of England, there are big pockets of deprivation: 25.5% of children in Crawley are living below the poverty line and have to live in the polluting shadow of Gatwick airport.
Outside of Europe, climate change is responsible for extreme weather events like Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe which obliterate homes, destroy livelihoods and kill people.
You know, it is interesting that those who pimp the “climate crisis” seem to have rather low opinions of people in 2nd and 3rd world countries, eh? Seems rather, what’s the word? Racist? Bigoted? Green Supremacist?
A Green New Deal for Europe, however, does offer a solution.
‘The Green New Deal for Europe is the first attempt at a political response to climate change that is on the same scale as the problem itself,’ says environmentalist and global warming expert, Bill McKibben.(snip)
A Green New Deal carries so many possibilities to make society fairer around the world. It promises better paid jobs, cleaner air and more accountability from richer nations who have got away with so much up until now. Economically, socially and environmentally, we finally have a positive and practical solution to a problem that up until now has seemed overwhelming.
This climate emergency affects us all – but it’s up to us to ensure that the Global South doesn’t continue to take the biggest hit.
Funny how these climate cultists refuse to give up their own money and modern lifestyles.
