‘Grownup’ leaders are pushing us towards catastrophe, says former US climate chief

The belief that the climate community is calling for an unrealistic rate of decarbonisation is slowing climate progress, according to former US envoy Todd Stern.The belief that the climate community is calling for an unrealistic rate of decarbonisation is slowing climate progress, according to former US envoy Todd Stern.

“They say that we need to slow down, that what is being proposed is unrealistic,” he told the. “You see it a lot in the business world too. It’s really hard because those ‘grownups’ have a lot of influence.”, its falling cost, and the wealth of low-carbon technology now available were evidence that the world could cut emissions to net zero by 2050.

“All hard questions of this magnitude should be considered by way of a ‘compared to what’ analysis. The monumental dangers poses warrant the same kind of ‘compared to what’ argument when leaders in the political and corporate worlds balk at what needs to be done.” Stern called for stronger demonstration from civil society of support for climate action. “What we need, broadly, is normative change, a shift in hearts and minds that demonstrates to political leaders that their political future depends on taking strong, unequivocal action to protect our world,” he said.

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