Despite an abysmal environmental and human rights record, Venezuela’s president is back on the international stage

Blaming Maduro for undermining Cop. Meanwhile all the spaces occupied by climate activists and NGOs have been replaced by fossil fuel companies selling products and services. One activist called it an expo. :the-gunman: the Guardian

  • LeninsBeard [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    “My immediate reaction was ‘What on earth is one of the world’s worst climate offenders doing at a summit meant to address the climate crisis?’” said Geoff Ramsey, director for Venezuela at the Washington Office on Latin America, a DC-based thinktank.

    Half of the fucking conference is fossil fuel execs you worthless piece of shit

    On a very related note, I'm glad that this site exists so I can say that these people should be fucking shot for aiding and abetting what is going to be the largest genocide in human history

    • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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      2 years ago

      Half of the fucking conference is fossil fuel execs you worthless piece of shit

      Wouldn't be surprised if one of their interns ghost-wrote the piece.

      On a very related note, I’m glad that this site exists so I can say that these people should be fucking shot for aiding and abetting what is going to be the largest genocide in human history

      Largest yet.

        • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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          2 years ago

          I'm of the suspicion that a sudden catastrophic drop in human population will put a significant downward pressure on global climate.

          I also kinda think that's the "master plan" among brain geniuses in the capitalist elite. That's why there's the endless fixation on VR and automation and space colonies. They've really drunk their own kool-aid and believe they can tech their way into Galt's Gulch.

          • AllCatsAreBeautiful [he/him]
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            2 years ago

            From my extremely basic humanities-brained understanding of climate change, greenhouse gas effects operate with a delay so the warming we're experiencing right now is caused by CO2 from the 70's or 80's. You're totally right that a massive die off would drop emissions but we'd still have compounding effects from years ago chasing us. I would absolutely love to be wrong about this though.

            • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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              2 years ago

              I mean, just the crash in air travel after COVID hit dropped temperatures noticeably... for a little while. But we're talking about 4% of total emissions which can't be sustained without a massive industrial and manpower commitment. I suspect that in 100 years, after the shit really hits the fan, "the age of air travel" will be one of those things they write books about in found remembrance.

              That's hardly the only industry that would quickly become unsustainable without an enormous surplus of labor.