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In what way has extinction rebellion changed anything?
by citboin 7y ago
In what way has extinction rebellion changed anything?
- perfunctory 7y agoFor one, UK parliament has declared a climate emergency [0]. So did NYC [1]. And many others. It doesn't mean much but still. They've met with UK Sec. of State for Environment [2]. Exactly what the OP advocates. Majority of Britons now believe that climate change is more pressing than Brexit [3] And so on. [0] https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-48126677 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-48126677 [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPtAKjhT02s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPtAKjhT02s [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMGqP5rP8v8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMGqP5rP8v8 [3] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/26/climate-more-pressing-than-brexit-say-71-of-britons-poll https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/26/climate-...
- pjc50 7y ago> Majority of Britons now believe that climate change is more pressing than Brexit That just means we're not going to do very much about either of those! Although grid decarbonisation has been a great quiet success so far. It's just that nobody seems to want to take credit for it and push on further.