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Why climate action is an overriding priority
Action on climate change is now seen as an overriding priority.
What makes climate action an overriding priority is a combination of
What makes climate action an overriding priority is a combination of
- self-interest
- the moral obligation.
Action on climate change is now seen by many to be an overriding priority.
What makes climate action an overriding priority is a combination of
- self-interest
- moral obligation.
Self-interest
On a basis of purely self-interest, it make sense to limit climate damage because otherwise each country will be affected by- extreme heat
- storms
- economic disruption
- worldwide disorder
- refugees and migration.
Moral obligation
The moral obligation to act comes from- the scale of harm being done by burning of fossil fuels
- deaths
- refugees
- political instability
- the people who are most affected being the ones who are the least responsible.
First published: Nov 2019
Last updated: 18 Jul 2023