Post by account_disabled on Mar 12, 2024 4:55:51 GMT
Yesterday, the United Kingdom became the first major country to formally recognize the state of "climate emergency" in which it finds itself due to global warming. The British Parliament yesterday approved, after a long debate, a motion presented by the leader of the Labor party, Jeremy Corbyn. His objective was to recognize that climate change is the greatest threat in all areas of life, including national security, the economy, social well-being and the environment and, therefore, urgent measures need to be taken.
The proposal had the reluctance of France Mobile Number List British Prime Minister Theresa May, who assured during the debate that climate change is one of the biggest problems facing the world, but expressed her doubts about the use of the term "emergency." However, the proposal was finally approved and received with great noise among the two thousand people who were awaiting the result of the vote at the doors of the British Parliament.
Just a few days ago, the Governments of Scotland and Wales were the first to recognize the "climate emergency", forming part of a trend that is also spreading to some cities in the US and Canada.
In the United Kingdom, the debate has come after the protests that the "Extinction Rebellion" movement has carried out in the country in recent weeks , with blockades on the main roads of London or performances in which they represented the death of humanity. , which resulted in more than a thousand detainees.
Also yesterday, a survey was released, carried out by the consulting firm Comres, which reflects that 54 percent of British people believe that climate change threatens our extinction as a species. Most said they would be willing to give up one trip abroad a year to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Zero emissions
This Thursday the Commission on Climate Change, an independent advisory body in the United Kingdom, publishes a report in which, as ABC learned, it will recommend to the Government the adoption of a goal of net zero emissions in 2050 . This goal goes beyond the United Kingdom's current target, which places emissions cuts at 80% by 2050. According to the Financial Times, previous proposals from this independent committee have largely been approved.
The proposal had the reluctance of France Mobile Number List British Prime Minister Theresa May, who assured during the debate that climate change is one of the biggest problems facing the world, but expressed her doubts about the use of the term "emergency." However, the proposal was finally approved and received with great noise among the two thousand people who were awaiting the result of the vote at the doors of the British Parliament.
Just a few days ago, the Governments of Scotland and Wales were the first to recognize the "climate emergency", forming part of a trend that is also spreading to some cities in the US and Canada.
In the United Kingdom, the debate has come after the protests that the "Extinction Rebellion" movement has carried out in the country in recent weeks , with blockades on the main roads of London or performances in which they represented the death of humanity. , which resulted in more than a thousand detainees.
Also yesterday, a survey was released, carried out by the consulting firm Comres, which reflects that 54 percent of British people believe that climate change threatens our extinction as a species. Most said they would be willing to give up one trip abroad a year to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Zero emissions
This Thursday the Commission on Climate Change, an independent advisory body in the United Kingdom, publishes a report in which, as ABC learned, it will recommend to the Government the adoption of a goal of net zero emissions in 2050 . This goal goes beyond the United Kingdom's current target, which places emissions cuts at 80% by 2050. According to the Financial Times, previous proposals from this independent committee have largely been approved.
