Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said “what we learned from this COVID crisis” from a future “climate blockade” that applies to climate change and limits freedom of movement and consumption to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Said that it is causing concern.
“Remember when we warned that the blockade of covid would lead to a blockade of climate?” Tweet Obesity researcher Zoe Harcom in response to a video clip of the comment.
Climate Depot Mark Morano emphasized his remarks WebsiteHe expressed concern about the power he thinks may be sought by Trudeau and other world leaders.
“Declaring an emergency and imposing the’solution’you want without voting is what I believe Trudeau meant,” Morano told The Epoch Times.
“The blockade of COVID has brought a progressive dream of a one-party system to Western democracy,” Morano added.
Trudeau’s rhetoric reflects the language used by powerful officials around the world.
so interview With Klaus Schwab of Time magazine, head of the World Economic Forum, European Central Bank Governor Christine Lagarde said: Learn the lessons of what we have just experienced. “
“I think the world we live in carries the stigma of COVID,” she continued. “That is, we don’t travel the same opportunistically and randomly as we did. We’re probably close to each other and not socializing the same. And we Perhaps we will move to better protection of biodiversity and better protection of climate than we would otherwise. “
In the United States, Secretary of Health and Welfare Rachel Levine explicitly linked climate change to public health in connection with the launch of the new HHS Climate Change and Health Disparity Bureau on August 30.
“COVID-19 has highlighted the inequality we face across our country. Unfortunately, some of the same groups affected by COVID-19 are affected by climate change. Will be in the same group that suffers the most from their health effects, “says Levine. “We will use the lessons learned from COVID-19 to address these disparities and prioritize and protect national health.”
In January 2021, Senate leader Chuck Schumer (D.-NY) requested the newly appointed President Biden to formally declare a “climate emergency” under the National Emergency Act. Climateemergencydeclaration.org..
COVID-19 was declared as a national emergency along with an emergency in 2020 under the same framework. Expansion Until February 2022 by President Biden. (The separate COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration by HHS has been continuously updated since 2020. July).
Written by Hill, Ryan P. Burke of the US Air Force Academy Insisted President Biden said climate change would have to be linked to defense and security to justify such a declaration. Executive order on climate..
Clear “Climate blockade is not yet realistic, but scholars, activists and government officials are interested in climate blockade and other drastic measures aimed at limiting carbon emissions, including carbon rations. Is beginning to show.
September 2020 paper In the case of Project Syndicate, Maria Catfish Kurt, a professor at Imperial College London in the United Kingdom, said, “In the near future, the world may need to resort to a lockdown again-this time it may need to tackle a climate emergency.” Clearly warned.
“Under the’climate blockage’, the government will limit the use of private cars, ban the consumption of lean meat, impose extreme energy-saving measures, and fossil fuel companies will have to stop drilling.” Wrote Mazukart.
“absolute temperature” reportCreated with the support of the UK Government by the UK FIRES Research Consortium, argued that greenhouse gas emissions need to be reduced to “zero by 2050.”
He argued that this goal could only be achieved by “a ban on the use of carbon as well as a ban on the use of asbestos.” Even as By making aviation illegal, phased out transportation, and eliminating cement-based mortar and concrete.
In comment to the 2020 G7 Chairs’ Meeting, Speaker of the United Kingdom, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, said: Seemed to be advocating COVID-19 style “personal choices and lifestyle restrictions” to address climate change.
“No one could have imagined that we all wore masks so easily and we were all so obedient,” Foil continued. “With solid and clear leadership, we should not underestimate the ability of people and communities to work together for the common good.”
“I’m ready for carbon ration. Are you?” Tweet Rosalind Readhead, an environmental activist who holds the handle of @Privatecarfree.
And in Finland, where the government recently led a “basic income” trial, the town of Lahti was launched. Voluntary carbon distribution system Based on the smartphone app CitiCap, users buy and sell carbon credits with each other in this app.
Trudeau’s press office did not immediately respond to requests for comment on his remarks.
Nathan Worcester is an environmental reporter for The Epoch Times.