Climate breakdown is affecting us already
UK temperatures reached a 40C record in 2022, and our homes and workplaces are badly equipped to deal with heatwaves, contributing to excess deaths. In the UK, and around the world, farmers' crop yields have been hit by drought and floods, driving up food prices. Firefighters are having to battle both wildfires and floods. If we don’t take action on climate change we will see climate disasters getting more frequent and more severe
Drilling for fossil fuels won’t give us cheap energy
Gas prices are set by the global market so oil companies (who own the oil and gas extracted) will sell it on internationally for the highest price they can get. And North Sea oil fields are running out. Whatever decisions are made about new oil fields, in just 15 years’ time they will be able to supply at most around a sixth of the gas we currently burn. Meanwhile, the cost of renewable energy has fallen dramatically - sun and wind are now the cheapest forms of power generation. We need to invest in energy for our future and a transition that secures decent and sustainable jobs for North Sea workers - not false promises.
https://www.cacctu.org.uk/sites/data/files/sites/data/files/Docs/five_things_flyer_0.pdf
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