They COP26 crowd wants energy to increase. Apparently just not quite so fast or high. Or maybe there are just some slightly more important issues out there.
Political (2/20/22) reports: "One hundred days since the COP26 climate deal was struck, world leaders are struggling to stay focused. In November, governments committed to revisit their emissions goals in 2022 and massively ramp up finance to help poorer countries cope with the impact of climate change. But with the threat of a war in Europe, the ongoing pandemic and a global energy supply crunch, there are concerns the climate crisis will slip off the global priority list. 'It’s going to distract rather enormously,' U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, referring to the threat of a Russian attack on Ukraine. Little obvious progress has been made on the commitments pledged in Glasgow in November. Rather, there are signs around the world of some countries backsliding on their efforts to bring down emissions. Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Abdul Momen said he worries 'this current Ukraine problem' could 'derail' the process of addressing climate change and raised the possibility that a 'new wave of defense expenditure' would 'take money away from the climate issue.'"
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"Saving the planet must not mean rejecting fossil fuels to meet such needs. Otherwise, the clarion call of environmental activists is the death knell for the billions they would condemn to energy poverty."
– Vijay Jayaraj, The CO2 Coalition
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