RT News February 2025
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The international rules-based order is breaking down in plain sight. Some argue that climate change and the demand for rare earth minerals for new technology are key drivers of the rejection of the post-WWII. We see the consequences in conflicts around the world.
Neo-liberalism cannot deliver emissions reductions – effective regulation is essential.
The international rules-based system, exercised through the United Nations, was already struggling to address the challenge of reducing emissions to halt climate change. Now, some major corporations are actively abandoning these efforts, with real consequences.
Time ran an article last month on “Trump’s Major Moves to Dismantle Climate Action”
“Columbia University’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law’s “Climate Backtracker,” has logged more than 45 efforts to scale back or eliminate federal climate mitigation and adaptation measures since the administration took office at the end of January—ranging from boosting fossil-fuel production to withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Climate Accords.”
Mitigation is not delivering; our species is continuing to cause climate change. For the last decade or so, the emphasis has shifted to mitigation and adaptation. If the international rule-based system collapses, and it is in a perilous condition, then adaptation is the strategy we all need to adopt as we beggar our neighbours.
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