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The intelligence business indicates that this government brain-freeze is really risky business (US intel agencies sound the alarm — climate change will 'exacerbate risks' to national security).
Meanwhile, the world is watching and is troubled by the ever increasing U.S. "power outages":
"Prince Charles is warning the world that it could soon be too late to tackle climate change, and countries must act decisively. Charles, the heir apparent to the British throne, said Saturday that 'we now have a dangerously narrow window of opportunity in which to accelerate a green recovery, while laying the foundations for a sustainable future.' The 72-year-old monarch made his grim prediction in a recorded message to the Saudi Green Initiative Forum, just a week before the U.N. Climate Change Conference, or COP26, which will take place in Glasgow, Scotland, from Oct. 31 to Nov. 12."
(Way Late). Intergovernmental observers, somewhat like the Doomsday Clock folks, are saying the climate is in the same 'Tulsa Phoenix' time zone:
"Greenhouse gas concentrations hit a record last year and the world is 'way off track' on climate goals, the U.N. weather agency said on Monday, showing the scale of the task facing governments scrambling to avert dangerous levels of warming.
A report by the World Meteorological Organization showed that carbon dioxide levels surged to 413.2 parts per million in 2020, rising more than the average rate over the last decade despite a temporary dip in emissions during COVID-19 lockdowns.
Secretary-General Petteri Taalas said that the current rate of increase in heat-trapping gases would result in temperature rises 'far in excess' of the 2015 Paris Agreement target of 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average this century.
'We are way off track,' he said. 'We need to revisit our industrial, energy and transport systems and whole way of life,' he added, calling for a 'dramatic increase' in commitments at the COP26 conference beginning on Sunday."
(Late, very Late). Meanwhile, the deniers of the despotic minority are losing their ability to endure the suicidal trance they are in, so, some scientists who see no way out are hoping it comes sooner rather than later (How To Enjoy The End Of Bad Choices).
On another front, they seem to have a tendency to scorn the young folks for what the deniers themselves have done.
The young folks are puzzled to the point of being plagued with harmful psychological pulls and tugs:
"Overwhelmed, sad, guilty are some of the emotions young people say they feel when they think of climate change and their concerns world leaders will fail to tackle it.
Broadly referred to as climate anxiety, research has stacked up to measure its prevalence ahead of the U.N. talks in Glasgow, which begin at the end of the month to thrash out how to put the 2015 Paris Agreement on curbing climate change into effect.
One of the biggest studies to date, funded by Avaaz, an online campaign network, and led by Britain's University of Bath, surveyed 10,000 young people aged 16-25 years in 10 countries. It published its results in September.
It found around three quarters of those surveyed considered the future frightening, while a lack of action by governments and industry left 45% experiencing climate anxiety and distress that affected their daily lives and functioning."
(Guilt, grief and anxiety as young people fear for climate's future). There are general psychological realities which explain why this weakens citizens in terms of trusting government (Security: Familyland, Fatherland, or Homeland? - 2).
All of this, working together (in a bad way), has historically tended to bring down civilizations (How To Identify The Despotic Minority - 14).
Meanwhile, the production of 'green-house gases' is increasing (link).
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