On the occasion of the World Climate Conference in Baku, Moritz Ehrmann, the director of the ‘Austrian Center for Peace’, warns in an interview with krone.tv about the current situation: “The UN climate conference was recently held again and again in cities that are highly critical have received because of their climate policy. For example in Abu Dhabi, Sharm El-Sheikh or now the COP29 in Baku.
Oil or gas is often extracted in these countries. But it is a good idea to include these difficult countries in the climate issue.”
A major problem is that armed conflicts are also taking place in many of the 25 countries in the world most affected by climate change. For example in Libya, where the central structure has been destroyed and water resources are increasingly disappearing. It was also expected that the US would again withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement under Donald Trump. But according to Ehrmann, this leads to another problem: “Large countries like China and India then say: how can you come to us in the West and tell us how to behave if you don’t do it yourself.”
More and more consumption
Overall, the ACP director is disillusioned with the expected resolutions at the climate conference: “There will be no big deal. Only small steps will be taken. But they are also important. Because it has never been as hot on our entire planet as it is now. Austria in particular is disproportionately affected by climate change. If the global average temperature increase is two percent, this will have an impact of four degrees for Austria.” A broad mix of measures is therefore needed to counter the current situation. Above all, energy must be produced carefully. Part of the solution also lies in technology. But Ehrmann also identifies a general fundamental problem for climate policy: “More and more consumption.”
Watch the entire interview in the video above!
Source: Krone
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