There is a “we” that most Americans embrace and feel a part of, but it has nothing to do with the warming planet and collapsing ecosystem, writes Robert C. Koehler.
’ Brad Plumer, for instance, writing about a report recently released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a body of experts convened by the United Nations, noted:
These words quietly scream for a fundamental shift in the planet’s political infrastructure. “Encouraging clean energy” isn’t really any nation’s first priority, especially if it’s rich and powerful. As I read that paragraph, what popped into my head is this: The planet’s annual military budget is about $2.2 trillion . War is hell, but that’s OK. It’s the primary manifestation of nationalism, the primary expression of power.
Borders have nothing to do with reality, but “we” pretend that they matter—often to the detriment of people who need to cross them. And as climate change continues to create chaos, it makes certain regions uninhabitable. More and more human beings will find themselves being pushed out of the “human climate niche,” which means they’ll have to go somewhere else.
“So far, the rich countries of the global north are regarded as having promised too little—and delivered even less—for climate adaptation efforts in poorer countries.”
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