'War' on liveable climate could result in real conflicts

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ome see climate change as so divisive that a rise in conflicts will coincide with the unfolding of climate and so weather related difficulties.

US Senator, Mitch McConnell
declares war on 'livable climate'.

The behaviour of U.S. Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who is taking extraordinary measures to block the most modest efforts aimed at preventing catastrophic climate change, seems certain to disaffect many people and ignite conflicts.

ClimateProgress reports, “He has begun an “aggressive campaign to block” EPA’s carbon pollution standards “in statehouses and courtrooms across the country, arenas far beyond Mr. McConnell’s official reach and authority.”

The story - “McConnell Declares War On A Livable Climate, Aims To Stop National And Global Action” – says “Tragically, while his efforts can’t save the coal industry, which is “dead man walking,” as Deutsche Bank has explained, McConnell can certainly make it much harder for Americans to save ourselves from Dust-Bowlification and the loss of our coastal cities.”