NI, I’m interested in your comment that: “Millions have died and hundreds of millions have been forced into poverty already because of climate change.”
Where is the evidence that this ‘climate change’ to which you refer is being caused by man-made emissions?
You completely miss the point.
Your comments (which are valid) were about a drive towards net zero emissions causing death and putting others into poverty.
My response was that millions had already suffered as a result of climate change.
A recent example is the floods in Pakistan that have killed almost 2000 people. The official line is that the floods were caused by heavier than usual monsoon rains and melting glaciers that followed a severe heat wave, all of which are linked to climate change, compounded by poor urban planning.
Now whether or not you believe this is down to man-made emissions is up to you, but to say it’s not a contributing factor is sticking your head in the sand.
Yes, there are other forces at work. Deforestation, drainage of wetlands, over-urbanisation but the burning of fossil fuels is right up there.
My question was – is it to be a trade off of one set values against the other? The way you worded your post suggested you believe more will suffer from the net zero programme than would do if we carried on as before. Is that the case?
Do we do something now, or wait and see? Or is it already too late?
