{"id":87433,"date":"2025-11-10T08:19:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T08:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=87433"},"modified":"2025-11-10T13:57:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T13:57:08","slug":"wny-carry-on-tackling-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2025\/11\/10\/wny-carry-on-tackling-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Why carry on tackling climate change?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the New York Times<\/a> notes in a mail this morning:<\/p>\n

The leaders of China, Russia and Japan won\u2019t be there. Neither will the leaders of Australia, Indonesia or Turkey. But the most notable absence is that of the United States. For the first time since countries began gathering 30 years ago to take action against global warming, the U.S. is not sending any top officials.<\/p>\n

The premise of these gatherings is that climate change knows no borders and can be stopped only if countries come together. Can the world do it without the U.S.?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

My answer is, yes, it can.<\/p>\n

As is very obvious right now, as the real climate pressure begins to increase, the enthusiasm of some states, including the UK, for action is declining. What is more, the excuses are rolling in, with the likes of Bill Gates saying climate change won't be so bad after all.<\/p>\n

Deep down, I always thought this might happen, although I was not sure how and when. It always seemed too good to be true that neoliberalism gave in as easily as it did. But at the time, the costs had not been rolling in; now they are.\u00a0 The counterattack is happening.<\/p>\n

We have four choices as always.<\/p>\n