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Yet five years after the Paris pact was signed, the heady wine of global climate collaboration has been soured by rogue nations backsliding, and in the case of the United States, even withdrawing from the agreement. And effective climate action has been hampered by continued fossil fuel propaganda and attacks on science and facts, as well as by related economic policies like fossil fuel subsidies. Not least, a deadly global pandemic has stalled global climate talks.
At the same time, the urgency to implement the deal has grown, as the impacts of global warming have become more evident and more severe. In the five years since the agreement was signed, humans have emitted another 200 gigatons of greenhouse gases. The five hottest years on record have all occurred since 2015, and dozens of studies have shown clear links between warming and deadly climate extremes. […]
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“The diplomats have done their job: the Paris Agreement points the world in the right direction, and with sophistication and clarity. It does not, however, ensure implementation, which necessarily remains the domain of politicians, businessmen, scientists, engineers, and civil society.”
~~ Jeffrey Sachs, “Let’s hail the Paris Agreement and get to work,” Dec. 12, 2015
TWEET OF THE DAY
BLAST FROM THE PAST (Proving tonight that plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose)
At Daily Kos on this date in 2002—800,000 jobless workers to lose benefits:
800,000 jobless workers to lose benefits:
As many as 800,000 jobless Americans will lose their federal unemployment benefits Saturday, when a federal program that extended their benefits expires.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!, say the good Christians at the White House:
Daschle nails this one:
The House Republican leadership turned their backs on these families and refused to act, and the (Bush) administration chose not to intervene. This inaction by Republicans was unconscionable then, and it is even more so now.
So how does the GOP respond to Daschle’s dead on criticism?
The White House and Republican leaders had no immediate response to the statement.
Ho ho ho!
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