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Thursday 22nd 42F, bright sunshine. Expected to be breezy again. And it was. Quite a brisk and cold wind from the NW. I did not hang about and nor did the wildlife. Internet at 83Mbps again instead of the "guaranteed" 200.
Things are almost looking positive on the climate front. Can you imagine a superpower competition to be greenest? I know I can't. Russia, China, Australia, India and the USA are all still fully immersed in fossil fuels. They still taxpayer subsidise them!
There is/was much talk about CO2 reductions by 2030. Yet, no real sign of change. Energy poverty is rife and global. Yet all our "leaders" can think of is making headlines on mega projects. Meanwhile the coal trains keep on rolling. The gas pipelines keep on growing. New coal fired power stations keep on being built. Container ships keep on dwarfing the last. Air conditioning causes increasing brown outs as temperatures soar.
A cynic would point to a complete lack of leadership. Just as there was/is a complete lack of leadership over the pandemic. Just as there is a complete lack of leadership over global inequality. Or the taxation of the ultra-wealthy, big business, modern slavery, offshore economics and tax-free big tech. Judge them all by their actions. Not their empty words and fraudulent, election promises.
A ride for 14 miles on an errand. It was blowing a gale but I was still going well! Saw a red kite.
The Danish news has just announced that 2020 was the warmest year ever recorded.
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