Populism imperilling global fight against climate breakdown, says John Kerry
Populism imperilling global fight against climate breakdown, says John Kerry
US climate chief hits out at ‘disinformation’ and ‘demagoguery’ being used as tactics by special interests to delay action
US climate chief hits out at ‘disinformation’ and ‘demagoguery’ being used as tactics by special interests to delay action
The populist backlash against net zero around the world is imperilling the fight against climate breakdown and must be countered urgently or we face planetary destruction “beyond comprehension”, the US climate chief, John Kerry, has warned.
He hit out at the rise of “disinformation” and “demagoguery” which he said were damaging the transition away from fossil fuels, and being used as tactics by special interests to delay action.
“People are not being told the truth about what the impacts are from making this transition [to net zero greenhouse gas emissions],” he said. “They’re being scared, purposely frightened by the demagoguery that is oblivious to the facts or distorting the facts. And in some cases outright lying is going on.”
alright, so the prominent son of the wealthy Forbes family (no, not the magazine) is deflecting blame away from the american aristocracy?
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Sounds like he is doubling down on blaming the people instead of the politicians who accept bribe money from the corporations.
Propaganda outlets.
The sentence you're looking for is: "We have too many propaganda outlets masquerading as News and outright lying to the population for financial gain and control of all the levers of power in government."