Climate change should dwarf every other issue yet momentum is stalling

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The political gains for climate deniers will be remarkably self-defeating

A fish vendor taking shade under an umbrella in New Delhi, India, on May 29th, 2024. Temperatures in India's capital have soared to a record 49.9 degrees. Photograph: Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty Images

There was a particular focus on coastal erosion in Wexford; its county council environment engineer at the time, Daragh Cullinan, spoke of the difficulty of planning ahead and the unfathomable expense of holding back the tide: “When you look at the funding we have, if you look at something that will happen well into the future it is just not practical.”

Last year the Swedish government slashed its climate change budget and admitted it will greatly increase its carbon emissions.

 

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