We've all heard the extremely disturbing hype about geoengineering as a so-called solution for climate change—but how much do we really know about it? Where did it come from? Who started it—and why? Why does it totally suck? Why is it sooo sinister? And what can we do about it? What are the genuine and viable alternatives that will actually fix up our climate—and our entire human society—for real?
Get the full story from long time anti-geoengineering watch-groups—ETC Group & Friends of the Earth crew—fighting against geoengineering and "net zero" greenwashing by global north governments, big fossil fuel industries and their neo-liberal allies.
Part one of a two part series.
Moderator: Tom Wakeford, ETC Group
Speakers:
Gopal Dayaneni, ETC Group, Climate Justice Alliance North Turtle Island & Hands of Mother Earth Campaign
Dipti Bhatnagar, Friends of the Earth International
Sara Shaw, Friends of the Earth International
Music track: Godspeed You! Black Emperor, F# A# ∞, 'Dead Flag Blues'
Earth Matters #1273 was produced by Nicky Stott
LISTEN to False Promises & Real Solutions: Part 2 here
*audio sourced with thanks from a 2020 COP26 protest webinar organised by Scotland & UK based COP 26 coalition
Bec Horridge, Jacob Gamble, Judith Peppard, Phil Evans