An Old Man and a Young Girl
It’s Davos 2020. A posh ski resort where the politicians and
CEOs show up and try to pretend they’re concerned about the planet. But the
carbon footprint they’ve made just getting there tells a different story.This year they’ve been given free snowshoes
in the hope that they’ll walk between the venues. Perhaps Trump will give it a
go?After all he’s just said that “I’m a big
believer in the environment. The environment to me is very important.” But he followed
it up with a disclaimer. Don’t pay any attention to the doom-and-gloom sayers,
he added. It’s all fake news. Apparently, everything is just fine.
In spite of the hopeless task of convincing neo-liberal capitalists they have to give it all up, some important speeches are being made. Already the major figures in the climate change debate are making their voices heard – particularly David Attenborough and Greta Thunberg. “The moment of crisis has come,” Attenborough said, unambiguously, a few days ago. Thunberg reminded the politic…
In spite of the hopeless task of convincing neo-liberal capitalists they have to give it all up, some important speeches are being made. Already the major figures in the climate change debate are making their voices heard – particularly David Attenborough and Greta Thunberg. “The moment of crisis has come,” Attenborough said, unambiguously, a few days ago. Thunberg reminded the politic…
