Adam Morton is Guardian Australia’s climate and environment editor, this is what he says.
»A logical response to all this would be to acknowledge it is an unfolding emergency, and act accordingly. The good news from scientists is that rapid action can still make a significant difference and limit future damage.
It would mean ruling a line under new fossil fuel developments where there are alternatives – that is, virtually all of them – and taking a war-footing approach that genuinely prioritised accelerating the transition that every major scientific body and government agrees is necessary.
It wouldn’t mean pretending the gas industry is a climate solution, or that nuclear energy is a serious climate solution in Australia given the costs, timescales and social licence challenges. Nor is carbon capture and storage on track to be more than a niche technology, and paying for carbon offsets can’t justify fossil fuel use.«
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/27/extreme-weather-heatwaves-fire-climate-change-europe-greece-scientists-northern-hemisphere?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon