During a decade of climate talks, we’ve warmed the Earth by a degree already. GayleMahala looks at the progress of activists against the backdrop of political inaction
During a decade of climate talks, we’ve warmed the Earth by a degree already. Gayle Edmunds looks at the progress of activists against the backdrop of political inaction
We hope not. We need to take personal action to force change – including becoming the leaders we would like to vote for. The Paris Agreement, signed in 2016, according to the UN Climate Change, would “for the first time bring all nations into a common cause to undertake ambitious efforts to combat climate change and adapt to its effects, with enhanced support to assist developing countries to do so. As such, it charts a new course in the global climate effort.”
What is in even shorter supply than Eskom’s ability to supply dirty power is ethical and long-term political will to accelerate renewables.
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