Good morning from my station at the washing up -- even the base of the mortar does good editorials on weather, history, carbon and #ClimateReparations#ClimateDiary
It occurred to me today that the social value of the open-source work I do in my free time has probably been an order of magnitude more useful to the world than everything I've ever done as a paid employee. Needing to seek a wage almost certainly makes me a less productive member of society than I would otherwise be.
...of movement for any human being a desirable as this may be, would simply lead to a breakdown of virtually all services provided by the state.
A case in point: the Lebanon, virtually a failed state.
No, a somewhat just solution would be that the old industrialized nations pay #ClimateReparations to the former #colonial countries, as the University of #Leeds recently suggested.
"More than 30 years ago, the tiny island nation of Vanuatu off the coast of Australia proposed a radical idea: Wealthy, high-emitting nations should compensate poorer, less energy-intensive nations suffering the disastrous consequences of climate change. For Vanuatu, those consequences continue to wreak havoc. The 320,000-person country is more vulnerable to natural disasters than any other nation, according to the United Nations, and it has been devastated by a series of cyclones in recent years. The archipelago is also prone to earthquakes, and sea level rise has pushed residents to move to higher ground. As a result, Vanuatu has been a leader in advocating for climate justice on behalf of Pacific Island nations."
I have read too much not to believe it to be true.
I am lazy now, but what is the joint market cap of #BigOil?
Enough for the for the eye-popping $170 trillion in #ClimateReparations for the [#West's "industrialized countries" to compensate the "Developing countries" for their historic] excessive #CarbonEmissions" , as new research from the University of Leeds suggests?
#Climate action is not expensive:
doing nothing is.
"Economic #losses from [#ExtremeWeather, #climate and #water-related events] have soared. But improved early warnings and coordinated #DisasterManagement has slashed the human casualty toll over the past half a century. Over 90% of reported deaths worldwide occurred in developing countries.
#Climate#LossAndDamage over the 2010-2019 decade averaged $ 148 bn a year, which is roughly the same as the $ 209 bn a year quoted in this study:
"The world’s top#FossilFuel companies owe at least $209bn in annual #ClimateReparations to compensate communities most damaged by their polluting business and decades of lies."