Towards a global commons Genuine climate justice means thinking big when it comes to economic inequality. A ‘carbon fee and dividend’ would reduce emissions and poverty.
Extinction Rebellion (XR) is demanding that the UK reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2025. This is reasonable, but if we’re going to get there so quickly we need to be talking right now about how we can achieve this.
XR is perhaps wise to avoid making detailed proposals – any specifics risk splitting the movement over the fine detail. Better to leave it to their third demand – a Citizen’s Assembly.Drastic reductions in […]
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