Just over a year ago an article came out highlighting the need to reconsider the money spent on military budgets , putting them instead towards more ‘realistic’ threats - like climate change . Now we find ourselves in a situation where war is again 'realistic' and threatening our very own backyards (still physically far but feeling close , with all of the economic implications hitting us hard already) and governments are increasing the military budgets. by a lot. While I am not here to discuss whether this is right or not, as I am by no means a geopolitical expert, I am here slightly baffled as to the near unanimity with which this was voted (at least in Italy). Showing that government cohesion on important themes is indeed possible. Then why is this not the same when it comes to interventions for climate action ? Why can’t governments get their acts really together ? This is a slightly provocative question as actually the answer is pretty straight forward to me : fighting the war means protecting the economy , fighting climate change means threatening the economy (at least the one with know)... Time to recognise that the climate is as much as an emergency as bombs and other weapons. Not to diminish the latter, but to reinforce that the former should be perceived as equally worrysome.,,
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