‘Be Afraid’: Climate Activist Slams Failure of World Leaders at COP26

The future of humanity is in the hands of the world's most powerful people. And COP26 was hailed as their last best chance to tackle the climate crisis. The UN summit has now come to an end, but how much progress was made? There were definitely major breakthroughs over the last two weeks in Glasgow. But are they big enough to make a difference?

Guests:

Rupert Read
Former Extinction Rebellion Spokesperson

Peter Newman
UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Adviser

Anya Knechtel
Oxfam Canada's Policy, Climate and National Resources Specialist

[ralphdoe]

Delusion: flying thousands of privileged people to Glasgow and expecting them to envisage a future where they would lose their privileges.

[musicspinner]

UNRELENTING FEAR may be the ONLY thing that works.

[petercricket]

But are they big enough to make a difference

[petercricket]

Rupert..me thinks, has the right idea.. Only when most of us are afraid, , you know, like, when your house has been washed down the hill or the whole neighbourhood went up in flames, or it gets 6 feet under water, it's when people start to think about what's happening, although in many cases it's too late.. Fright will wake people up to the reality of Climatic

[solip]

i lost brain cells listening to the aussie guy