The ambassadors of equality and humanitarianism have never been so eager to tell us about all the things in the world that are more important than climate change. I take this as further evidence that climatism, as an ideological system, is in a state of terminal decay.
The child prophet Greta Thunberg has been chanting since the outbreak of war in Gaza that “there is no climate justice on occupied land.” As slogans go, this one is ambiguous, but it appears to mean that the human rights of Palestinians must take precedence over reducing carbon emissions. This would square with what Thunberg told the press last year:
As a climate justice movement, we have to listen to the voices of those who are being oppressed and those who are fighting for freedom and for justice. Otherwise, there can be no climate justice without international solidarity.
As I posted a few days ago, a group of “experts” and “risk analysts” surveyed by the World Economic Forum have proclaimed that “misinformation and disinformation” pose a greater near-term threat than climate change. Press reports on their assessment paint a surprising picture of demoralised elites who believe they are facing disaster and have no idea what to do about it:
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has a bleak outlook: of almost 1,500 experts and risk analysts from business, politics and society surveyed on behalf of the WEF, a good third believe that a global catastrophe is likely in the next two years.
Two thirds expect it to happen within ten years – whatever the horror scenario may look like, the risks are manifold: climate change, conflicts, shifts in the global balance of power, social division, social inequality, artificial intelligence. The world’s ability to adapt is reaching its limits, according to a key statement in the World Risk Report.
“The report cites misinformation and disinformation as the biggest risk for the next two years, followed by extreme weather events, social polarisation and armed conflict,” says Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director of the World Economic Forum, adding that AI-generated fake news and cyberattacks are the immediate top risk worldwide – especially in view of the upcoming elections in several major countries such as the USA, the UK and India.
Yes, “climate change” is still there, but note the pot pourri of ill-defined nonsense with which it must now compete. Suddenly “social inequality” and “artificial intelligence” are just as terrifying as the gaseous byproducts of overmuch industrial production hastening the heat death of the earth’s ecosystems.
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