Officials and business executives at the annual gathering in Switzerland said the fight against global climate change would continue with or without the United States.
So more empty promises by politicians, less empty promises by corporations (by the article).
And continuing to ignore science and activists. So staying on course means staying on course for catastrophe.
Some of the UN people seem to really mean and understand it (Simon Stiell, Antonio Guterres), but don’t have the power. Others, like von der Leyen in the picture, are the prime example for empty promises.
Von der Leyen Comission got a sales ban of fossil fuel cars, a carbon market without offsets for heating and transport, lowered emission permits on the existing carbon market(again no offsets), carbon tariffs on some products, the nature restoration law and a bunch of other positive laws. So in terms of empty promises von der Leyen is actually doing pretty well.
I wouldn’t consider it doing pretty well, when we’re exceeding the Paris agreement right now and they’re still saying we’re trying to keep it. Fossil car ban is far too late. Carbon certificates far too cheap.
But yes, she’s not fully blocking anything. However, she’s also the person to present for the conservative parties to keep up appearances, while at the same time these parties are ruining any climate ambition. But could also be, that she falls into the same category as the UN people. But why is she not publicly strongly disagreeing with her party or joining other parties?
So more empty promises by politicians, less empty promises by corporations (by the article). And continuing to ignore science and activists. So staying on course means staying on course for catastrophe.
Some of the UN people seem to really mean and understand it (Simon Stiell, Antonio Guterres), but don’t have the power. Others, like von der Leyen in the picture, are the prime example for empty promises.
That’s absolutely by design. Nobody in a position to change course can be allowed to have a dissenting attitude.
The roadblocks and institutional inertia of the UN is its entire purpose.
Von der Leyen Comission got a sales ban of fossil fuel cars, a carbon market without offsets for heating and transport, lowered emission permits on the existing carbon market(again no offsets), carbon tariffs on some products, the nature restoration law and a bunch of other positive laws. So in terms of empty promises von der Leyen is actually doing pretty well.
I wouldn’t consider it doing pretty well, when we’re exceeding the Paris agreement right now and they’re still saying we’re trying to keep it. Fossil car ban is far too late. Carbon certificates far too cheap.
But yes, she’s not fully blocking anything. However, she’s also the person to present for the conservative parties to keep up appearances, while at the same time these parties are ruining any climate ambition. But could also be, that she falls into the same category as the UN people. But why is she not publicly strongly disagreeing with her party or joining other parties?