Ending Fossil Fuels: Why Net Zero Is Not Enough Buck Holly Jean
Ending Fossil Fuels: Why Net Zero Is Not Enough Buck Holly Jean Ending the fossil fuel industry is our only hope of a liveable climate.Around the world, countries and companies are setting net-zero…
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Ending Fossil Fuels: Why Net Zero Is Not Enough Buck Holly Jean
Ending the fossil fuel industry is our only hope of a liveable climate.Around the world, countries and companies are setting net-zero carbon emissions targets. There could be a version of net-zero where the fossil fuel industry is still spewing tens of billions of tons of CO2 into the atmosphere, and has built a corresponding industry in sucking it back out again. But net-zero is a term that conveniently obscures multiple futures.
Fossil fuels still provide 80% of world energy and ceasing their use before there are ready alternatives brings risks of energy poverty. Holly Buck argues that focusing on emissions draws our attention away from where we need to be looking: the point of production.It is time to plan for the end of fossil fuel and the companies that profit from them. The fossil fuel industry provides jobs, as well as a source of revenue for some frontline