John Kerry: world leaders must step up to avoid worst impacts of climate crisis

[SouthBayDem]

Source: The Guardian

The world still has a chance of staving off the worst impacts of climate breakdown but only if governments step up in the next few months with stronger commitments on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the US envoy for climate change has said.

John Kerry, appointed by Joe Biden to spearhead the US’s international efforts to tackle the crisis, urged all large economies to come forward with new plans to cut emissions before the Cop26 UN climate talks in Glasgow this November.

“The climate crisis is the test of our own times and, while it may be unfolding in slow motion to some, this test is as acute and as existential as any previous one. Time is running out,” he said.

He called Cop26 “a pivotal moment” and 2021 “a decisive year”, as the world must get to grips with the climate crisis and rapidly slash emissions in the 2020s to have a chance of a safe future.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/20/john-kerry-world-climate-crisis-us

[Bayard]

1. I have the greatest respect for John Kerry

But I see very few countries taking the climate crisis as a crisis.

[CrispyQ]

2. We can't even step up collectively to battle Covid,

how are is the world going to engage together to fight climate change? Battling Covid requires vaccines, masks, social distancing, even shutting the economy down for a month or so. Climate change is a reversal of our consumerist/growth economy. I fear we're toast.

That said, he would have made a fine president.

[karynnj]

3. I agree that the task is impossible or near so, but there is no one more likely to at least

Have some success. Who else has both the passion to do this, the connections everywhere, the strong support of a President he has been a friend of since the 1970s, the deal making intelligence and diplomatic skills that Kerry brings to it.

He would have been an excellent President, but had he won, he would have had a Republican House and Senate. He may well have done more as SoS than he would have been able to do as President. I

[ConstanceCee]

4. Thank You, John Kerry

The whole world is fortunate to have you in this position.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. Just to be clear, MAGA World called climate change a hoax just like covid-19

but they believe in election fraud that doesn't exist, pedophiles in pizza, microchips in their heads!

They are unruly, rebellious brats and should all be in jail.