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© Thomson Reuters 2020.New Zealand PM Ardern set to declare climate emergency
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Wakarimasen
Form over substance. 2050? If this this really such an emergency surely faster and more serious action needs to be taken?
Ricky Kaminski13
Form over substance indeed. She is waving flags, that’s the point apparently. Signaling her virtue to her many adoring fans. She’s taking her brand global too. Watch this (empty?) space.
Toasted Heretic
Good on JA. One of the few leaders out there who can get things done and not prone to reactionary forces that blight politics.
InspectorGadget
Pure virtue signaling. You may as well have a similar statement on poverty, inequality, racism etc etc etc. Unless it is backed up with action or some kind of plan, this is just a waste of time for 120 highly paid politicians when they could be doing something about it.
What has declaring a "Climate Emergency" ever done for climate change in any of the other countries that declared one?
Thunderbird2
Let's get the pandemic out of the way before we worry about other things... just my opinion of course
fxgai
COVID-19 has done more to deal with climate change than this hollow declaration, which, amusingly, comes even in the footsteps of Suga's derided move recently.
With COVID-19 leading to record economic contractions around the world, one wonders what exactly is proposed to be done by all the hand-wringers? Where is the nob to turn off climate change?
Seth M
what a non factor
Sal Affist
So will this give her some emergency powers? She said "take immediate action on" [climate change in the region] but the first paragraph said it is simply a symbolic step. What immediate actions will she take?
2020hindsights
InspectorGadget
When a hurricane is imminent, you call an hurricane emergency. When an irreversible catastrophic disaster due to climate change is imminent, you call an emergency.
Thunderbird
Why? Because your brain can't think of two things at once? If a massive hurricane hit during the pandemic, would you say, let's just get the pandemic sorted out first and then deal with the hurricane?
InspectorGadget
2020hindsights
Declaring a hurricane emergency etc spurs local civil defense organisations to alert staff and mobilize resources, start evacuations of low lying areas etc. There is action involved.
2020hindsights
InspectorGadget
Exactly. Same with a climate emergency. It's a call to action.