I've just found this blog and I'm mightily impressed. It seems that virtually all the Northern proponents of Green New Deals are either ignorant of the extractivism they're promoting or they don't care "because the climate matters so much". This should be the hottest of topics yet, when someone highlights it in a documentary such as Planet of the Humans, they're accused of being in bed with the fossil fuel industry.
Thanks for reading James. I'd say the starting point for this newsletter is that the energy transition needs to happen because the climate really does matter, and then we need to discuss the methods and what the world looks like on the other side. I haven't seen Planet of the Humans, but I haven't read that it addresses mining. The film has also been derided by climate scientists and policy researchers for relying on incorrect assumptions and falsehoods. https://www.vox.com/2020/4/28/21238597/michael-moore-planet-of-the-humans-climate-change
I've just found this blog and I'm mightily impressed. It seems that virtually all the Northern proponents of Green New Deals are either ignorant of the extractivism they're promoting or they don't care "because the climate matters so much". This should be the hottest of topics yet, when someone highlights it in a documentary such as Planet of the Humans, they're accused of being in bed with the fossil fuel industry.
Thanks for reading James. I'd say the starting point for this newsletter is that the energy transition needs to happen because the climate really does matter, and then we need to discuss the methods and what the world looks like on the other side. I haven't seen Planet of the Humans, but I haven't read that it addresses mining. The film has also been derided by climate scientists and policy researchers for relying on incorrect assumptions and falsehoods. https://www.vox.com/2020/4/28/21238597/michael-moore-planet-of-the-humans-climate-change
Perhaps you need to watch it. I highly recommend it.