CHAPTER 1: THE GREEN AGENDA
Proponents of what we have called the Green Agenda argue that the world is in the grips of either global warming and/or climate destabilisation and/or climate change. These changes are said to be anthropogenic, or caused by human-induced CO2 emissions. Furthermore, it is argued, these changes may ultimately be destructive of human society and could threaten the very survival of humanity. Urgent steps are required to counter this effect, which may of necessity be both expensive and inconvenient.
At the heart of the Green Agenda is the fact that humanity uses fuels which are largely oil-based or coal-based, which are non-renewable and whose use, it is said, is non-sustainable. These fuels are carbon based and release ...
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