With so much misinformation about climate change about, New Internationalist co-editor Hazel Healy debunks 5 myths about the climate crisis that are doing the rounds. These myths are a dangerous distraction from the task at hand.
We know for sure is that we need to:
1. Rapidly phase out coal, gas and oil.
2. Cut energy consumption
3. Ramp up renewable energy at a speed and scale unprecedented in human history.
Nothing else will avert climate breakdown. Don’t let anyone persuade you otherwise.
Sources: Climate and Energy Professor Kevin Anderson.