”Even if we stop all emissions from non-food sectors (energy and industry) today, food emissions alone would take us well beyond 1.5°C by 2100.”
But sure, let's just leave this to the consumers to take care of by "voting with their wallets"...
For 20 years, the billionaire press told us "we can easily adapt to a warmer world".
Try telling that to people in Germany, Belgium and the western seaboard of North America.
And this is just one degree of heating.
The media did this, as surely as the fossil fuel companies.
I remember when lies had consequences.
When handing government contracts to your mates had consequences.
When cash for political favours had consequences.
When gross negligence leading to the deaths of tens of thousands had consequences.
That now seems a long time ago.
The general who led Myanmar’s coup said the army was determined “to protect people from all danger.” Before the day was over, the security forces under his command had killed several children. https://t.co/4RIPGLsuua
“soooo many businesses would go under if the minimum wage is raised”
so you agree? that companies rely on the exploitation of their employees to sustain themselves?
If I'm not in my kitchen finishing off my latest bake and dancing to @BBC6Music on a Sunday night, it's a major sign that something isn't right with the world 🤷♀️
The Conservative Party is deliberately deceiving the public and should be prosecuted for fraud. The EU banned pulse fishing on 13 February 2019 to take effect in 2021.
New Reality Show Idea.
Pick an immigrant at random. Pick a Brexiteer at random.
Compare their lives. Vote on which one gets to stay.
We call it The Veil of Ignorance.
#NotInMyName
This is a massive scandal, perhaps the biggest so far under this government.
The secret, under-the-counter contracts given to really weird companies to deliver PPE and other pandemic services.
It needs more exposure.
Please RT and circulate. Thanks.
https://t.co/V5lXWvfzxI