My generation won’t be able to fly other than for emergencies

Facebook post by Greta Thunberg - 

Greta Thunberg.

“After the COP24 I have been invited to speak in places like Panama, New York, San Francisco, Abu Dhabi, Vancouver, British Virgin Islands… But sadly our remaining carbon budget will not allow any such travels.

My generation won’t be able to fly other than for emergencies in a foreseeable future, if we are to be the least bit serious about the 1.5 degree warming limit. Why? Because adult generations in countries like mine have used up our resources.

I will try to make it to as many places as possible without flying. And also participate via video link. Also tag your climate actions with me, so we can show the world what actions are going on for climate change.

And of course stop flying and go vegan alone is not the solution.

We have to aim for a zero carbon lifestyle as soon as possible. Political decisions are necessary. But as they do not exist yet we have to do what we can ourselves to make the political movement come alive.“

Read the story from the Centre for Climate Safety - “My generation won’t be able to fly other than for emergencies”.

Media is treating our 'enemies' with lenience

by Robert McLean

My shoulders droop as I read about how the clear and indisputably facts of climate science are treated by the media, both in Australia and internationally.

Sadly most in control the world’s media made their riches through the exploitation of the fossil-fuel powered market system and so it is highly unlikely they will suddenly throw their weight and influence of their businesses behind any impetus that would see society shift to more restrained way of living.

The Guardian discusses shifts in the media that seem to be increasingly providing exposure to those who deny the reality of climate change, or at least leaving their viewers, readers or listeners with a view that the science of global warming is as yet unsettled. It’s not.

In its latest story headed: “If the BBC becoming the UK version of Fox News on global warming?” The Guardian suggests the BBC has decided to follow the Fox News model of “fair and balanced” reporting on global warming and climate change.

To effectively deal with climate change, the world has to be on a war footing and in that sense the deniers, which are regulars on Fox News, are becoming more entrenched with the BBC and are feted by a few news organizations here in Australia under the guise of “balance”, are in fact the enemy, not just the enemies of a few, but that of society as a whole.

Do they deserve any exposure?