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‘Both the United Kingdom and Canada have set ambitious greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets for the coming years, aiming to combat climate change and transition to low-carbon economies. Here's an overview of their current targets and progress:
United Kingdom
The UK has established itself as a leader in climate action among major economies, with some of the most ambitious emissions reduction targets:
2030 Target
The UK aims to reduce emissions by at least 68% below 1990 levels by 2030 4 5. This target is considered "Almost Sufficient" by the Climate Action Tracker to limit warming to 1.5°C when compared to modelled domestic pathways 4.
2035 Target
The UK's Climate Change Committee has proposed an 81% reduction by 2035, which would fall within the 1.5°C compatible range 4.
2050 Target
The UK has recommitted to achieving net zero emissions by 2050 5.
While these targets are ambitious, the UK faces an implementation gap. Current policies are rated as "Insufficient" and are not on track to meet the 2030 target 4. To align with 1.5°C pathways, the UK would need to reduce emissions by at least 70% by 2030 and 78% by 2035, compared to 1990 levels 4.
Canada
Canada has also set significant emissions reduction targets, though they are less ambitious than the UK's:
2030 Target
Canada aims to cut emissions by 40-45% below 2005 levels by 2030 12. This target is stronger than its previous 30% reduction goal but still falls short of the 52% reduction needed to be 1.5°C compatible on a global least-cost basis 2.
2050 Target
Canada has committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 1 3.
To support these targets, Canada has implemented several key policies:
The 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan, which outlines sector-by-sector pathways to reach the 2030 target 1.
A carbon pricing scheme with steadily increasing prices 2.
An electric vehicle sales mandate targeting 60% of new passenger car and light-duty truck sales to be electric by 2030 2.
However, like the UK, Canada is not currently on track to meet its 2030 target under existing policies 2. The Climate Action Tracker rates Canada's climate target, policies, and climate finance as "Insufficient" overall 2.
Both countries have established legal frameworks to support their climate goals. The UK's Climate Change Act provides a strong foundation for climate action, while Canada's Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act, passed in 2021, establishes a legally binding process for setting and achieving emissions reduction targets 3.
To fully align with the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C temperature limit, both countries will need to strengthen their targets further and implement additional policies to close the gap between current trajectories and their stated goals. Additionally, both nations need to increase their international climate finance contributions to meet their fair share of global climate action 2 4.
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Query: Give a valid and reliable explanation of UK and Canada's greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets 2023 -2024.
‘ … I can offer a valid and reliable explanation of the gap between the UK and Canada's current greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets and their stated goals, as well as their need to increase international climate finance contributions.
United Kingdom
Gap Between Targets and Current Trajectory
The UK has set ambitious targets for greenhouse gas emissions reduction, including a 68% reduction below 1990 levels by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050 [2]. However, there is a significant implementation gap between these targets and current policy trajectories:
1. Only about one-third of the emissions reductions needed to meet the UK's 2030 target are covered by policies with proven delivery mechanisms and sufficient funding [2].
2. The Climate Action Tracker rates the UK's policies and actions as "Insufficient," indicating that current measures are not on track to meet the stated goals [2].
To align with 1.5°C-compatible pathways, the UK would need to:
- Reduce emissions by at least 70% by 2030 (compared to the current 68% target)
- Reduce emissions by at least 78% by 2035 [2]
Climate Finance Contributions
The UK's climate finance commitments are rated as "Highly Insufficient" by the Climate Action Tracker [2]. To meet its fair share of global climate action, the UK needs to urgently and significantly increase its international climate finance contributions. This is necessary because the UK's fair share contribution requires reductions that go beyond the minimum level of emissions reductions required domestically [2].
Canada
Gap Between Targets and Current Trajectory
Canada has set a target to cut emissions by 40-45% below 2005 levels by 2030 [3]. However, there is also a significant gap between this target and current policies:
1. Under current policies, Canada's emissions in 2030 are projected to be only 20% below 2005 levels, far short of the 40-45% target [3].
2. To be 1.5°C compatible on a global least-cost basis, Canada would need to reduce emissions by at least 52% below 2005 levels by 2030 [3].
The Climate Action Tracker rates Canada's climate target, policies, and climate finance as "Insufficient" overall [3].
Climate Finance Contributions
Similar to the UK, Canada's climate finance is not sufficient to improve its fair share target rating. The Climate Action Tracker rates Canada's overall fair share contribution as "Highly Insufficient" [3]. To meet its fair share of global climate action, Canada needs to:
1. Strengthen its domestic targets and policies
2. Provide additional support to other countries through increased climate finance [3]
In conclusion, both the UK and Canada face significant challenges in closing the gap between their current policies and their stated emissions reduction goals. Additionally, both countries need to substantially increase their international climate finance contributions to meet their fair share of global climate action. The urgency of these actions is underscored by the need to align with the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C temperature limit and to contribute equitably to global efforts in combating climate change.’
Citations:
[1] https://institute.smartprosperity.ca/sites/default/files/publications/files/The%20United%20Kingdom%20Climate%20Policy%20Lessons%20for%20Canada.pdf
[2] https://climateactiontracker.org/countries/uk/
[3] https://climateactiontracker.org/countries/canada/
[4] https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65c0d15863a23d0013c821e9/2022-final-greenhouse-gas-emissions-statistical-release.pdf
[5] https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-recommits-uk-to-net-zero-by-2050-and-pledges-a-fairer-path-to-achieving-target-to-ease-the-financial-burden-on-british-families
[6] https://ccpi.org/country/can/
[7] https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6569cb331104cf000dfa7352/net-zero-government-emissions-roadmap.pdf
[8] https://www.wri.org/update/canada-net-zero-governance-legal-framework
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Query: Give a valid and reliable explanation about UK and Canada's size of gap between their current greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets and their stated goals and by how much both nations need to increase their international climate finance contributions to meet their fair share of global climate action.
‘ … I can offer a factual analysis of the challenges both countries face in meeting their climate targets and increasing international climate finance contributions:
1. Gap between current policies and stated targets:
‘Both the UK and Canada face significant implementation gaps between their current policies and stated emissions reduction targets:
- In the UK, only about one-third of the emissions reductions needed to meet the 2030 target are covered by policies with proven delivery mechanisms and sufficient funding [1] [3].
- Canada's current policies are projected to achieve only a 20% reduction below 2005 levels by 2030, far short of its 40-45% target [5].
Key obstacles include:
- Continued support for fossil fuel industries, particularly in Canada's oil and gas sector [5] [7].
- Delays in implementing crucial policies and regulations in both countries [3] [5].
- Challenges in decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors like heavy industry, transport, and buildings [1] [3].
2. International climate finance contributions:
Both countries' climate finance contributions are rated as "Highly Insufficient" by the Climate Action Tracker [4] [5]. Reasons for this include:
Key obstacles include:
- Continued support for fossil fuel industries, particularly in Canada's oil and gas sector [5] [7].
- Delays in implementing crucial policies and regulations in both countries [3] [5].
- Challenges in decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors like heavy industry, transport, and buildings [1] [3].
2. International climate finance contributions:
Both countries' climate finance contributions are rated as "Highly Insufficient" by the Climate Action Tracker [4] [5]. Reasons for this include:
- Insufficient funding allocations relative to their fair share of global climate action.
- Focus on domestic issues and economic concerns, potentially limiting resources for international climate finance.
3. Urgency of action:
The urgency to address these issues stems from:
- The need to align with the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C temperature limit [4] [5].
- The rapidly closing window for effective climate action, as highlighted by recent IPCC reports.
- The responsibility of developed nations to lead in both emissions reductions and supporting developing countries' climate efforts.
To improve their climate performance, both countries need to:
- Strengthen and accelerate implementation of domestic climate policies [3] [5].
- Significantly increase their international climate finance contributions [4 [5].
- Develop clear strategies for phasing out fossil fuel production and use [5] [7].
- Improve policy consistency and long-term planning for the low-carbon transition [1] [3].
These actions are necessary to close the implementation gap and meet their fair share of global climate action, regardless of the political or economic framework through which they are viewed.’
Citations:
[1] https://www.catf.us/resource/a-solutions-based-approach-to-the-uks-net-zero-transition/
[2] https://institute.smartprosperity.ca/sites/default/files/publications/files/The%20United%20Kingdom%20Climate%20Policy%20Lessons%20for%20Canada.pdf
[3] https://kpmg.com/uk/en/home/media/press-releases/2023/11/net-zero.html
[4] https://climateactiontracker.org/countries/uk/
[5] https://climateactiontracker.org/countries/canada/
[6] https://www.theccc.org.uk/climate-action/uk-action-on-climate-change/progress-snapshot/
[7] https://ccpi.org/country/can/
[8] https://nic.org.uk/studies-reports/greenhouse-gas-removals/engineered-greenhouse-gas-removals/
[9] https://www.perplexity.ai/elections/2024-11-05/us/president
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Query: Excluding any reference to Wikipedia sources, give a valid and reliable explanation how and why morally corrupt crown capitalist State Corporate colonialist policy and legislation by both UK and Canada are significant obstacles to 1) closing the gap between their current greenhouse gas emissions reduction policies and their stated emissions reduction targets and 2) how the essentially Corrupt Crown Capitalist State and Corporate Colonialist policy and legislation is actively preventing their increase of international climate finance contributions to meet their fair share of global climate action. 3) The urgency of these decolonisation actions is underscored by the need to align with the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C temperature limit and to contribute equitably to global efforts in combating climate change.
‘ … there are several ways in which the UK's and Canada's colonialist histories and policies impact their climate finance contributions:
- Focus on domestic issues and economic concerns, potentially limiting resources for international climate finance.
3. Urgency of action:
The urgency to address these issues stems from:
- The need to align with the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C temperature limit [4] [5].
- The rapidly closing window for effective climate action, as highlighted by recent IPCC reports.
- The responsibility of developed nations to lead in both emissions reductions and supporting developing countries' climate efforts.
To improve their climate performance, both countries need to:
- Strengthen and accelerate implementation of domestic climate policies [3] [5].
- Significantly increase their international climate finance contributions [4 [5].
- Develop clear strategies for phasing out fossil fuel production and use [5] [7].
- Improve policy consistency and long-term planning for the low-carbon transition [1] [3].
These actions are necessary to close the implementation gap and meet their fair share of global climate action, regardless of the political or economic framework through which they are viewed.’
Citations:
[1] https://www.catf.us/resource/a-solutions-based-approach-to-the-uks-net-zero-transition/
[2] https://institute.smartprosperity.ca/sites/default/files/publications/files/The%20United%20Kingdom%20Climate%20Policy%20Lessons%20for%20Canada.pdf
[3] https://kpmg.com/uk/en/home/media/press-releases/2023/11/net-zero.html
[4] https://climateactiontracker.org/countries/uk/
[5] https://climateactiontracker.org/countries/canada/
[6] https://www.theccc.org.uk/climate-action/uk-action-on-climate-change/progress-snapshot/
[7] https://ccpi.org/country/can/
[8] https://nic.org.uk/studies-reports/greenhouse-gas-removals/engineered-greenhouse-gas-removals/
[9] https://www.perplexity.ai/elections/2024-11-05/us/president
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Query: Excluding any reference to Wikipedia sources, give a valid and reliable explanation how and why morally corrupt crown capitalist State Corporate colonialist policy and legislation by both UK and Canada are significant obstacles to 1) closing the gap between their current greenhouse gas emissions reduction policies and their stated emissions reduction targets and 2) how the essentially Corrupt Crown Capitalist State and Corporate Colonialist policy and legislation is actively preventing their increase of international climate finance contributions to meet their fair share of global climate action. 3) The urgency of these decolonisation actions is underscored by the need to align with the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C temperature limit and to contribute equitably to global efforts in combating climate change.
‘ … there are several ways in which the UK's and Canada's colonialist histories and policies impact their climate finance contributions:
1. Historical responsibility for emissions:
The UK's historical contribution to climate change is significantly larger when accounting for emissions under colonial rule. According to Carbon Brief analysis:
- The UK's share of cumulative historical emissions nearly doubles from 3.0% to 5.1% when including colonial emissions.
- This moves the UK from 8th to 4th place globally in terms of historical responsibility for climate change.
- Major contributions come from former colonies like India, Myanmar, Nigeria, and others [3] [4].
While specific figures aren't provided for Canada, as another ‘former colonial power’, it likely has a similar increased historical responsibility.
2. Climate debt and inequitable impacts:
- The concept of "climate debt" recognizes that richer economies, often former colonial powers, are responsible for the majority of historical emissions and ecological damage. This creates a responsibility to support climate-vulnerable nations [2].
- 23 affluent countries are responsible for half of all historical CO2 emissions, compared to over 150 countries responsible for the remaining half [2].
- Climate impacts disproportionately affect formerly colonised, lower-income countries, with 774 million children in these regions facing high climate risk and poverty [2].
3. Insufficient climate finance:
- Both the UK and Canada's climate finance contributions are rated as "Highly Insufficient" by the Climate Action Tracker [4] [8].
- The UK cut its aid budget from 0.7% to 0.5% of gross national income in 2020, with overall aid spending falling from £15.1bn in 2019 to £12.8bn in 2022 [5].
- To improve their ratings, both countries need to significantly increase their climate finance contributions [8].
4. Colonial continuities in climate policy:
- The UK's share of cumulative historical emissions nearly doubles from 3.0% to 5.1% when including colonial emissions.
- This moves the UK from 8th to 4th place globally in terms of historical responsibility for climate change.
- Major contributions come from former colonies like India, Myanmar, Nigeria, and others [3] [4].
While specific figures aren't provided for Canada, as another ‘former colonial power’, it likely has a similar increased historical responsibility.
2. Climate debt and inequitable impacts:
- The concept of "climate debt" recognizes that richer economies, often former colonial powers, are responsible for the majority of historical emissions and ecological damage. This creates a responsibility to support climate-vulnerable nations [2].
- 23 affluent countries are responsible for half of all historical CO2 emissions, compared to over 150 countries responsible for the remaining half [2].
- Climate impacts disproportionately affect formerly colonised, lower-income countries, with 774 million children in these regions facing high climate risk and poverty [2].
3. Insufficient climate finance:
- Both the UK and Canada's climate finance contributions are rated as "Highly Insufficient" by the Climate Action Tracker [4] [8].
- The UK cut its aid budget from 0.7% to 0.5% of gross national income in 2020, with overall aid spending falling from £15.1bn in 2019 to £12.8bn in 2022 [5].
- To improve their ratings, both countries need to significantly increase their climate finance contributions [8].
4. Colonial continuities in climate policy:
- The current global development agenda, including climate finance discourses, continues to be shaped by countries with colonial histories [6].
- There are concerns about replicating colonial structures through climate finance mechanisms, such as the World Bank hosting the Loss and Damage Fund [1].
5. Calls for decolonizing climate action:
- There are growing calls to decolonize climate movements, institutions, and policies to address institutional racism and colonial legacies [6].
- Recommendations include debt forgiveness, recognizing the colonial undertones of national debt, and giving land and environmental defenders, including Indigenous Peoples, a meaningful seat at the negotiating table [1].
6. Opportunities for leadership:
- Despite these challenges, both the UK and Canada have opportunities to demonstrate climate leadership:
- The UK could potentially become the first developed country with an NDC aligning with 1.5°C pathways if it adopts ambitious targets and closes implementation gaps [8].
- Both countries could significantly increase their climate finance contributions and support a just transition in developing countries [8] [4].
In conclusion, the colonial histories of the UK and Canada have created a larger historical responsibility for climate change and a moral imperative to provide greater climate finance. However, their current contributions are insufficient, and there are calls to address colonial continuities in climate policy and finance mechanisms. Both countries have the opportunity to demonstrate leadership by significantly increasing their climate finance and supporting a just, decolonized approach to global climate action.’
Citations:
[1] https://www.globalwitness.org/en/blog/how-does-loss-and-damage-fund-work-climate-justice/
[2] https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/blogs/2023/climate-and-colonialism1
[3] https://www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-how-colonial-rule-radically-shifts-historical-responsibility-for-climate-change/
[4] https://www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-colonial-rule-nearly-doubles-uks-historical-contribution-to-climate-change/
[5] https://media.prospectmagazine.co.uk/prod/files/file/gm-1aeae844-22a7-4b45-bfa6-c7a90e5eb454-climate-the-uks-new-green-priorities.pdf?_ptid=%7Bkpdx%7DAAAA2T1LVd_zhAoKVUNxMG15aDFwZRIQbTJ5eDY5a3Vqa2ticGRvMxoMRVgzRVRZSVZTVkZNIiUxODIyYzFnMGRjLTAwMDAzNG44ZWVma
[6] https://us.boell.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/FINAL%20-%20Racism%20and%20Climate%20(In)Justice%20Framing%20Paper.pdf
[7] https://www.catf.us/resource/a-solutions-based-approach-to-the-uks-net-zero-transition/
[8] https://climateactiontracker.org/countries/uk/
[9] https://www.perplexity.ai/elections/2024-11-05/us/president
Query: How do the UK's and Canada's colonialist policies impact their climate finance contributions?
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‘ … the colonial legacies of the UK and Canada significantly impact their roles and responsibilities in international climate negotiations and agreements in several key ways:
1. Increased historical responsibility for emissions:
The UK's historical contribution to climate change nearly doubles from 3.0% to 5.1% when accounting for emissions under colonial rule [1] [2]. This moves the UK from 8th to 4th place globally in terms of historical responsibility for climate change [2]. While specific figures aren't provided for Canada, as another former colonial power, it likely has a similar increased historical responsibility.
2. Climate debt and moral imperative:
The concept of "climate debt" recognizes that richer economies, often former colonial powers like the UK and Canada, are responsible for the majority of historical emissions and ecological damage [1] [4]. This creates a moral imperative and responsibility to support climate-vulnerable nations, many of which are former colonies [1 ][4].
3. Pressure for increased climate finance:
Due to their colonial histories and resulting increased responsibility for climate change, there is growing pressure on the UK and Canada to significantly increase their climate finance contributions [1] [3]. Currently, both countries' climate finance contributions are rated as "Highly Insufficient" by the Climate Action Tracker [1].
4. Calls for decolonizing climate action:
There are increasing demands to decolonize climate movements, institutions, and policies to address institutional racism and colonial legacies [1] [3] [4]. This includes calls for:
- Debt forgiveness for climate-vulnerable countries
- Recognizing the colonial undertones of national debt
- Giving land and environmental defenders, including Indigenous Peoples, a meaningful seat at the negotiating table [1]
5. Addressing ongoing colonial structures:
Critics argue that current climate finance mechanisms, such as the World Bank hosting the Loss and Damage Fund, risk replicating colonial structures [1]. This puts pressure on countries like the UK and Canada to support more equitable and decolonized approaches to climate finance and negotiations.
6. Recognizing disproportionate impacts:
The colonial legacy has led to disproportionate climate impacts on formerly colonised, lower-income countries[1 ][3]. This creates an additional responsibility for the UK and Canada to support adaptation and mitigation efforts in these regions.
7. Addressing resource extraction and land use:
Colonial practices of resource extraction and land use changes (e.g., deforestation) have contributed significantly to emissions and environmental degradation [3] [4]. This history influences discussions on responsibility and compensation in climate negotiations.
8. Potential for leadership:
Despite these challenges, both the UK and Canada have opportunities to demonstrate climate leadership by:
- Adopting more ambitious domestic targets
- Significantly increasing their climate finance contributions
- Supporting a just transition in developing countries
- Advocating for more equitable and decolonized approaches to global climate action [1] [4]
In conclusion, the colonial legacies of the UK and Canada significantly influence their positions and responsibilities in international climate negotiations. These legacies create increased pressure for more ambitious climate action, greater financial contributions, and support for decolonized approaches to global climate governance.’
Citations:
[1] https://www.globalwitness.org/en/blog/how-does-loss-and-damage-fund-work-climate-justice/
[2] https://www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-how-colonial-rule-radically-shifts-historical-responsibility-for-climate-change/
[3] https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2022/09/21/how-colonialism-spawned-and-continues-to-exacerbate-the-climate-crisis/
[4] https://www.globaljustice.org.uk/blog/2023/08/colonialism-climate-change-and-climate-reparations /
[5] https://www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-colonial-rule-nearly-doubles-uks-historical-contribution-to-climate-change/
[6] https://us.boell.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/FINAL%20-%20Racism%20and%20Climate%20(In)Justice%20Framing%20Paper.pdf
[7] https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/blogs/2023/climate-and-colonialism1
[8] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-49143-x
Query: How do the UK and Canada's colonial legacies affect their international climate negotiations and agreements?
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‘The colonial histories of the UK and Canada significantly influence their approaches to fossil fuel phase-out and climate action in several key ways:
1. Historical responsibility for emissions:
The UK's historical contribution to climate change nearly doubles from 3.0% to 5.1% when accounting for emissions under colonial rule. This moves the UK from 8th to 4th place globally in terms of historical responsibility for climate change. While specific figures aren't provided for Canada, as another former colonial power, it likely has a similar increased historical responsibility.
2. Climate debt and moral imperative:
The concept of "climate debt" recognizes that richer economies, often former colonial powers like the UK and Canada, are responsible for the majority of historical emissions and ecological damage. This creates a moral imperative and responsibility to support climate-vulnerable nations, many of which are former colonies.
3. Pressure for increased climate action:
Due to their colonial histories and resulting increased responsibility for climate change, there is growing pressure on the UK and Canada to take more ambitious climate action, including faster fossil fuel phase-out. Both countries have faced criticism for not doing enough to address their historical emissions.
4. Disproportionate impacts on former colonies:
Many former colonies are among the most climate-vulnerable countries, facing severe impacts from climate change despite contributing little to historical emissions. This creates additional pressure on the UK and Canada to support adaptation and mitigation efforts in these regions.
5. Resource extraction legacies:
Colonial practices of resource extraction, including fossil fuel exploitation, have contributed significantly to emissions and environmental degradation. This history influences discussions on responsibility and compensation in climate negotiations, potentially affecting policies on fossil fuel phase-out.
6. Leadership opportunities:
Both the UK and Canada have opportunities to demonstrate climate leadership by:
- Adopting more ambitious domestic targets for fossil fuel phase-out
- Supporting a just transition in developing countries
- Advocating for more equitable approaches to global climate action
7. International initiatives:
The UK and Canada have launched the Powering Past Coal Alliance, a global initiative to accelerate clean growth and climate protection through the rapid phase-out of traditional coal power. This can be seen as an attempt to address their historical responsibilities and lead on climate action.
8. Domestic challenges:
Both countries face domestic challenges in phasing out fossil fuels due to economic dependencies developed during their colonial periods. For example, Canada's oil and gas sector, which grew significantly during its colonial and post-colonial development, presents a major challenge for emissions reduction.
9. Climate finance contributions:
Both the UK and Canada's climate finance contributions are rated as "Highly Insufficient" by the Climate Action Tracker. Their colonial histories create increased pressure to significantly boost these contributions to support climate action in developing countries.
In conclusion, the colonial legacies of the UK and Canada create both increased responsibility and challenges for fossil fuel phase-out. While these histories have led to ambitious rhetoric and some initiatives, both countries still face criticism for not doing enough to address their historical emissions and support global climate action. Their approaches to fossil fuel phase-out are thus shaped by the need to balance domestic economic concerns with growing international pressure to lead on climate action due to their colonial pasts.’
Citations:
[1] https://www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-how-colonial-rule-radically-shifts-historical-responsibility-for-climate-change/
[2] https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2022/09/21/how-colonialism-spawned-and-continues-to-exacerbate-the-climate-crisis/
[3] https://www.globalwitness.org/en/blog/how-does-loss-and-damage-fund-work-climate-justice/
[4] https://www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-colonial-rule-nearly-doubles-uks-historical-contribution-to-climate-change/
[5] https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/blogs/2023/climate-and-colonialism1
[6] https://www.globaljustice.org.uk/blog/2023/08/colonialism-climate-change-and-climate-reparations /
[7] https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/news/2017/11/canada_calls_foraglobalalliancetophaseoutcoalelectricity.html
[8] https://institute.smartprosperity.ca/sites/default/files/publications/files/The%20United%20Kingdom%20Climate%20Policy%20Lessons%20for%20Canada.pdf
[9] https://www.perplexity.ai/elections/2024-11-05/us/president
Query: How do the UK and Canada's colonial pasts influence their stance on fossil fuel phase-out?
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‘ The colonial pasts of the UK and Canada significantly influence their current fossil fuel extraction policies in several key ways:
1. Historical responsibility for emissions:
The UK's historical contribution to climate change nearly doubles from 3.0% to 5.1% when accounting for emissions under colonial rule[1]. This moves the UK from 8th to 4th place globally in terms of historical responsibility for climate change. While specific figures aren't provided for Canada, as another former colonial power, it likely has a similar increased historical responsibility.
2. Ongoing extractive practices:
Both countries continue to engage in extractive practices that mirror colonial behaviours, particularly in the Global South. For example, many UK and Canadian-based fossil fuel companies operate in developing countries, extracting both resources and profits [3].
3. Disproportionate impacts on former colonies:
Many former colonies are among the most climate-vulnerable countries, facing severe impacts from climate change despite contributing little to historical emissions. This creates additional pressure on the UK and Canada to support adaptation and mitigation efforts in these regions [4].
4. Domestic economic dependencies:
Both countries face challenges in phasing out fossil fuels due to economic dependencies developed during their colonial and post-colonial periods. For example, Canada's oil and gas sector, which grew significantly during its colonial and post-colonial development, presents a major challenge for emissions reduction [4].
5. Policy contradictions:
There's often a disconnect between climate commitments and fossil fuel extraction policies. For instance, Canada's prime minister can pledge billions to mitigate climate change while simultaneously attempting to persuade the United States to accept new oil pipeline projects [4].
6. Indigenous rights and resource extraction:
In Canada, there's ongoing conflict between fossil fuel extraction and Indigenous rights. The government has been reprimanded by the UN for moving forward with energy mega-projects that cross through unceded territory of First Nations without their consent [4].
7. Climate finance and reparations:
Both countries face increasing pressure to provide climate finance to developing countries as a form of reparation for colonial exploitation and historical emissions. However, their current contributions are often deemed insufficient [3] [4].
8. Influence on global climate negotiations:
The colonial histories of the UK and Canada influence their positions in international climate negotiations, creating increased pressure for more ambitious climate action and greater financial contributions to global climate efforts [5].
In conclusion, the colonial legacies of the UK and Canada create both increased responsibility and challenges for their fossil fuel extraction policies. While these histories have led to ambitious rhetoric and some initiatives, both countries still face criticism for not doing enough to address their historical emissions and support global climate action. Their approaches to fossil fuel extraction are thus shaped by the need to balance domestic economic concerns with growing international pressure to lead on climate action due to their colonial pasts.’
Citations:
[1] https://www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-how-colonial-rule-radically-shifts-historical-responsibility-for-climate-change/
[2] https://policy.friendsoftheearth.uk/insight/tip-iceberg-future-fossil-fuel-extraction
[3] https://www.fph.org.uk/media/m0tnmniw/fph-statement-fossil-fuels-the-fossil-fuel-industry-and-public-health.pdf
[4] https://jpia.princeton.edu/news/stealing-genie-lamp-politics-energy-and-justice-canada
[5] https://theconversation.com/earth-day-colonialisms-role-in-the-overexploitation-of-natural-resources-113995
[6] https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-which-countries-are-historically-responsible-for-climate-change/
[7] https://thenarwhal.ca/hydro-reservoirs-produce-way-more-emissions-we-thought-study
[8] https://institute.smartprosperity.ca/sites/default/files/publications/files/The%20United%20Kingdom%20Climate%20Policy%20Lessons%20for%20Canada.pdf
[9] https://www.perplexity.ai/elections/2024-11-05/us/president
Query: How do the UK and Canada's colonial pasts affect their current fossil fuel extraction policies?
Source: https://www.perplexity.ai/search/give-a-valid-and-reliable-expl-MaV9HWzmQG2sItAXuZBQvw#10
‘ … colonialism played a significant role in the development of fossil fuel industries in the UK and Canada in several key ways:
1. Resource extraction from colonies:
The UK's colonial empire allowed it to extract vast natural resources, including fossil fuels, from its colonies. This helped drive the industrial revolution and the development of fossil fuel-based industries in Britain. For example:
- The British empire controlled around a quarter of the Earth's land surface at its peak, giving it access to extensive fossil fuel resources.
- Colonial rule nearly doubled the UK's historical contribution to climate change, increasing its share of cumulative global emissions from 3.0% to 5.1% when accounting for emissions under colonial rule.
2. Deforestation and land use changes:
Colonial practices led to extensive deforestation and land use changes in colonised territories, which contributed to increased emissions:
- In India, which was under British rule until 1947, 86% of the emissions attributed to the UK were due to land use, land use change, and forestry - mainly deforestation.
- Similar patterns of deforestation and land use changes occurred in other British colonies like Myanmar, Nigeria, and Malaysia.
3. Economic dependencies:
Colonialism created economic dependencies on resource extraction that persisted even after independence:
- In Canada, the oil and gas sector, which grew significantly during its colonial and post-colonial development, continues to be a major part of the economy and a challenge for emissions reduction.
4. Infrastructure development:
Colonial powers developed infrastructure to facilitate resource extraction, which often laid the groundwork for future fossil fuel industries:
- Railways built by colonial powers were critical for moving troops and controlling territory, but also facilitated the extraction and transportation of fossil fuels.
5. Ideological and institutional legacies:
The colonial mindset of viewing territories as places with unlimited resources to exploit has influenced modern approaches to resource extraction:
- This "frontier mentality" has contributed to the ongoing exploitation of fossil fuel resources in both former colonial powers and former colonies.
6. Global trade networks:
Colonialism established global trade networks that facilitated the growth of fossil fuel industries:
- These networks, initially established for colonial exploitation, later served as channels for the global fossil fuel trade.
7. Technological transfer:
Technologies developed for fossil fuel extraction in colonies were often transferred back to the colonial powers, advancing their own industries.
While the search results don't provide specific information about Canada's fossil fuel industry development in relation to colonialism, it's important to note that Canada was both a British colony and a colonising force itself, particularly in relation to Indigenous peoples. This dual role likely influenced its approach to fossil fuel resource development.
In conclusion, colonialism played a crucial role in shaping the fossil fuel industries of both the UK and Canada, creating economic structures, infrastructure, and ideological approaches that continue to influence their energy policies and practices today.’
Citations:
[1] https://www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-how-colonial-rule-radically-shifts-historical-responsibility-for-climate-change/
[2] https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/blog/gas-industrial-complex-vast-profits-imperial-roots-and-ecological-destruction
[3] https://www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-colonial-rule-nearly-doubles-uks-historical-contribution-to-climate-change/
[4] https://theconversation.com/earth-day-colonialisms-role-in-the-overexploitation-of-natural-resources-113995
[5] https://policy.friendsoftheearth.uk/insight/tip-iceberg-future-fossil-fuel-extraction
[6] https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-which-countries-are-historically-responsible-for-climate-change/
[7] https://www.fph.org.uk/media/m0tnmniw/fph-statement-fossil-fuels-the-fossil-fuel-industry-and-public-health.pdf
[8] https://jpia.princeton.edu/news/stealing-genie-lamp-politics-energy-and-justice-canada
Query: What role did colonialism play in the development of fossil fuel industries in the UK and Canada?
Source: https://www.perplexity.ai/search/give-a-valid-and-reliable-expl-MaV9HWzmQG2sItAXuZBQvw#11
NOTES Explain why it is important for users of AI Language software to exercise critical thinking, independently verify validity, reliability -'fact-check' data from generally reliable sources and not solely rely on the model's responses for important decisions or information. Llewelyn Pritchard 21 October 2024:
Perplexity: ‘Exercising critical thinking, independently verifying the validity and reliability of data, and fact-checking information from generally reliable sources are crucial for users of AI language software for several reasons:
Hallucinations and Inaccuracies: AI language models, even advanced ones, can generate responses that are not grounded in reality, a phenomenon known as "hallucinations." These models can confidently provide incorrect or misleading information, which can be particularly problematic if users rely solely on the model's responses [1][2][4].
Limited Training Data: AI models are trained on specific datasets, and their accuracy is limited by the quality and scope of these datasets. For example, Google's DataGemma tool, while effective, has limitations in terms of the data it can access and the questions it can answer accurately. If the relevant data is not in the model's training set or database, the model may not provide accurate or reliable information [1].
Real-Time Information Challenges: AI models often struggle with real-time events or breaking news, as their training data may not include the latest developments. This can lead to incorrect or outdated information being provided, as seen in the case of Meta AI's responses to the attempted assassination of former President Trump [4].
Subjective Framing and Nuance: Fact-checking is not always straightforward, as AI models may not capture the nuances of human communication. A quote or statement might be technically accurate but misleading due to the context or framing. Human judgement is often necessary to understand the full implications and context of the information provided [5].
Error and Unknown Rates: Studies have shown that even the most accurate AI fact-checking models have error rates. For instance, Originality.ai, which has a high accuracy rate of 72.3%, still has a small error rate and may return "unknown" results for certain queries. This underscores the need for users to verify information independently [2][3].
Manipulated Media and Information Warfare: Bad actors can engineer ways to circumvent AI fact-checking tools, spreading misinformation or manipulated media that might evade detection. This means that relying solely on AI for fact-checking can leave users vulnerable to misinformation [5].
Impact on Decision-Making: For important decisions or critical information, relying solely on AI model responses can be risky. Incorrect or misleading information can have significant consequences, whether in personal, professional, or public contexts. Independent verification from reliable sources ensures that decisions are based on accurate and trustworthy information.
In summary, exercising critical thinking and independently verifying the validity and reliability of data from generally reliable sources are essential because AI language models can generate inaccurate information, have limitations in their training data, struggle with real-time events, lack nuance in their responses, and are not immune to errors or manipulation. These factors highlight the importance of a multi-layered approach to fact-checking to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information used for important decisions.
Citations:
[1] https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/09/12/1103926/googles-new-tool-lets-large-language-models-fact-check-their-responses/
[2] https://originality.ai/blog/ai-fact-checking-accuracy
[3] https://originality.ai/automated-fact-checker
[4] https://about.fb.com/news/2024/07/review-of-fact-checking-label-and-meta-ai-responses/
[5] https://www.niemanlab.org/2022/12/ai-will-start-fact-checking-we-may-not-like-the-results/
[6] https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/feature/Steps-in-fact-checking-AI-generated-content
[7] https://libguides.uel.ac.uk/artificial-intelligence/using-ai-critically
[8] https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/how-generative-ai-chatbots-responded-questions-and-fact-checks-about-2024-uk-general-election
Source: https://www.perplexity.ai/search/explain-why-it-is-important-fo-wLezjtPtReucQFNpfsd9ZA,OpenSourceAI,Perplexity 21 October 2024
- There are concerns about replicating colonial structures through climate finance mechanisms, such as the World Bank hosting the Loss and Damage Fund [1].
5. Calls for decolonizing climate action:
- There are growing calls to decolonize climate movements, institutions, and policies to address institutional racism and colonial legacies [6].
- Recommendations include debt forgiveness, recognizing the colonial undertones of national debt, and giving land and environmental defenders, including Indigenous Peoples, a meaningful seat at the negotiating table [1].
6. Opportunities for leadership:
- Despite these challenges, both the UK and Canada have opportunities to demonstrate climate leadership:
- The UK could potentially become the first developed country with an NDC aligning with 1.5°C pathways if it adopts ambitious targets and closes implementation gaps [8].
- Both countries could significantly increase their climate finance contributions and support a just transition in developing countries [8] [4].
In conclusion, the colonial histories of the UK and Canada have created a larger historical responsibility for climate change and a moral imperative to provide greater climate finance. However, their current contributions are insufficient, and there are calls to address colonial continuities in climate policy and finance mechanisms. Both countries have the opportunity to demonstrate leadership by significantly increasing their climate finance and supporting a just, decolonized approach to global climate action.’
Citations:
[1] https://www.globalwitness.org/en/blog/how-does-loss-and-damage-fund-work-climate-justice/
[2] https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/blogs/2023/climate-and-colonialism1
[3] https://www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-how-colonial-rule-radically-shifts-historical-responsibility-for-climate-change/
[4] https://www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-colonial-rule-nearly-doubles-uks-historical-contribution-to-climate-change/
[5] https://media.prospectmagazine.co.uk/prod/files/file/gm-1aeae844-22a7-4b45-bfa6-c7a90e5eb454-climate-the-uks-new-green-priorities.pdf?_ptid=%7Bkpdx%7DAAAA2T1LVd_zhAoKVUNxMG15aDFwZRIQbTJ5eDY5a3Vqa2ticGRvMxoMRVgzRVRZSVZTVkZNIiUxODIyYzFnMGRjLTAwMDAzNG44ZWVma
[6] https://us.boell.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/FINAL%20-%20Racism%20and%20Climate%20(In)Justice%20Framing%20Paper.pdf
[7] https://www.catf.us/resource/a-solutions-based-approach-to-the-uks-net-zero-transition/
[8] https://climateactiontracker.org/countries/uk/
[9] https://www.perplexity.ai/elections/2024-11-05/us/president
Query: How do the UK's and Canada's colonialist policies impact their climate finance contributions?
Source: https://www.perplexity.ai/search/give-a-valid-and-reliable-expl-MaV9HWzmQG2sItAXuZBQvw#3
‘ … the colonial legacies of the UK and Canada significantly impact their roles and responsibilities in international climate negotiations and agreements in several key ways:
1. Increased historical responsibility for emissions:
The UK's historical contribution to climate change nearly doubles from 3.0% to 5.1% when accounting for emissions under colonial rule [1] [2]. This moves the UK from 8th to 4th place globally in terms of historical responsibility for climate change [2]. While specific figures aren't provided for Canada, as another former colonial power, it likely has a similar increased historical responsibility.
2. Climate debt and moral imperative:
The concept of "climate debt" recognizes that richer economies, often former colonial powers like the UK and Canada, are responsible for the majority of historical emissions and ecological damage [1] [4]. This creates a moral imperative and responsibility to support climate-vulnerable nations, many of which are former colonies [1 ][4].
3. Pressure for increased climate finance:
Due to their colonial histories and resulting increased responsibility for climate change, there is growing pressure on the UK and Canada to significantly increase their climate finance contributions [1] [3]. Currently, both countries' climate finance contributions are rated as "Highly Insufficient" by the Climate Action Tracker [1].
4. Calls for decolonizing climate action:
There are increasing demands to decolonize climate movements, institutions, and policies to address institutional racism and colonial legacies [1] [3] [4]. This includes calls for:
- Debt forgiveness for climate-vulnerable countries
- Recognizing the colonial undertones of national debt
- Giving land and environmental defenders, including Indigenous Peoples, a meaningful seat at the negotiating table [1]
5. Addressing ongoing colonial structures:
Critics argue that current climate finance mechanisms, such as the World Bank hosting the Loss and Damage Fund, risk replicating colonial structures [1]. This puts pressure on countries like the UK and Canada to support more equitable and decolonized approaches to climate finance and negotiations.
6. Recognizing disproportionate impacts:
The colonial legacy has led to disproportionate climate impacts on formerly colonised, lower-income countries[1 ][3]. This creates an additional responsibility for the UK and Canada to support adaptation and mitigation efforts in these regions.
7. Addressing resource extraction and land use:
Colonial practices of resource extraction and land use changes (e.g., deforestation) have contributed significantly to emissions and environmental degradation [3] [4]. This history influences discussions on responsibility and compensation in climate negotiations.
8. Potential for leadership:
Despite these challenges, both the UK and Canada have opportunities to demonstrate climate leadership by:
- Adopting more ambitious domestic targets
- Significantly increasing their climate finance contributions
- Supporting a just transition in developing countries
- Advocating for more equitable and decolonized approaches to global climate action [1] [4]
In conclusion, the colonial legacies of the UK and Canada significantly influence their positions and responsibilities in international climate negotiations. These legacies create increased pressure for more ambitious climate action, greater financial contributions, and support for decolonized approaches to global climate governance.’
Citations:
[1] https://www.globalwitness.org/en/blog/how-does-loss-and-damage-fund-work-climate-justice/
[2] https://www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-how-colonial-rule-radically-shifts-historical-responsibility-for-climate-change/
[3] https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2022/09/21/how-colonialism-spawned-and-continues-to-exacerbate-the-climate-crisis/
[4] https://www.globaljustice.org.uk/blog/2023/08/colonialism-climate-change-and-climate-reparations /
[5] https://www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-colonial-rule-nearly-doubles-uks-historical-contribution-to-climate-change/
[6] https://us.boell.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/FINAL%20-%20Racism%20and%20Climate%20(In)Justice%20Framing%20Paper.pdf
[7] https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/blogs/2023/climate-and-colonialism1
[8] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-49143-x
Query: How do the UK and Canada's colonial legacies affect their international climate negotiations and agreements?
Source: https://www.perplexity.ai/search/give-a-valid-and-reliable-expl-MaV9HWzmQG2sItAXuZBQvw#4
‘The colonial histories of the UK and Canada significantly influence their approaches to fossil fuel phase-out and climate action in several key ways:
1. Historical responsibility for emissions:
The UK's historical contribution to climate change nearly doubles from 3.0% to 5.1% when accounting for emissions under colonial rule. This moves the UK from 8th to 4th place globally in terms of historical responsibility for climate change. While specific figures aren't provided for Canada, as another former colonial power, it likely has a similar increased historical responsibility.
2. Climate debt and moral imperative:
The concept of "climate debt" recognizes that richer economies, often former colonial powers like the UK and Canada, are responsible for the majority of historical emissions and ecological damage. This creates a moral imperative and responsibility to support climate-vulnerable nations, many of which are former colonies.
3. Pressure for increased climate action:
Due to their colonial histories and resulting increased responsibility for climate change, there is growing pressure on the UK and Canada to take more ambitious climate action, including faster fossil fuel phase-out. Both countries have faced criticism for not doing enough to address their historical emissions.
4. Disproportionate impacts on former colonies:
Many former colonies are among the most climate-vulnerable countries, facing severe impacts from climate change despite contributing little to historical emissions. This creates additional pressure on the UK and Canada to support adaptation and mitigation efforts in these regions.
5. Resource extraction legacies:
Colonial practices of resource extraction, including fossil fuel exploitation, have contributed significantly to emissions and environmental degradation. This history influences discussions on responsibility and compensation in climate negotiations, potentially affecting policies on fossil fuel phase-out.
6. Leadership opportunities:
Both the UK and Canada have opportunities to demonstrate climate leadership by:
- Adopting more ambitious domestic targets for fossil fuel phase-out
- Supporting a just transition in developing countries
- Advocating for more equitable approaches to global climate action
7. International initiatives:
The UK and Canada have launched the Powering Past Coal Alliance, a global initiative to accelerate clean growth and climate protection through the rapid phase-out of traditional coal power. This can be seen as an attempt to address their historical responsibilities and lead on climate action.
8. Domestic challenges:
Both countries face domestic challenges in phasing out fossil fuels due to economic dependencies developed during their colonial periods. For example, Canada's oil and gas sector, which grew significantly during its colonial and post-colonial development, presents a major challenge for emissions reduction.
9. Climate finance contributions:
Both the UK and Canada's climate finance contributions are rated as "Highly Insufficient" by the Climate Action Tracker. Their colonial histories create increased pressure to significantly boost these contributions to support climate action in developing countries.
In conclusion, the colonial legacies of the UK and Canada create both increased responsibility and challenges for fossil fuel phase-out. While these histories have led to ambitious rhetoric and some initiatives, both countries still face criticism for not doing enough to address their historical emissions and support global climate action. Their approaches to fossil fuel phase-out are thus shaped by the need to balance domestic economic concerns with growing international pressure to lead on climate action due to their colonial pasts.’
Citations:
[1] https://www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-how-colonial-rule-radically-shifts-historical-responsibility-for-climate-change/
[2] https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2022/09/21/how-colonialism-spawned-and-continues-to-exacerbate-the-climate-crisis/
[3] https://www.globalwitness.org/en/blog/how-does-loss-and-damage-fund-work-climate-justice/
[4] https://www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-colonial-rule-nearly-doubles-uks-historical-contribution-to-climate-change/
[5] https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/blogs/2023/climate-and-colonialism1
[6] https://www.globaljustice.org.uk/blog/2023/08/colonialism-climate-change-and-climate-reparations /
[7] https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/news/2017/11/canada_calls_foraglobalalliancetophaseoutcoalelectricity.html
[8] https://institute.smartprosperity.ca/sites/default/files/publications/files/The%20United%20Kingdom%20Climate%20Policy%20Lessons%20for%20Canada.pdf
[9] https://www.perplexity.ai/elections/2024-11-05/us/president
Query: How do the UK and Canada's colonial pasts influence their stance on fossil fuel phase-out?
Source: https://www.perplexity.ai/search/give-a-valid-and-reliable-expl-MaV9HWzmQG2sItAXuZBQvw#5
‘ The colonial pasts of the UK and Canada significantly influence their current fossil fuel extraction policies in several key ways:
1. Historical responsibility for emissions:
The UK's historical contribution to climate change nearly doubles from 3.0% to 5.1% when accounting for emissions under colonial rule[1]. This moves the UK from 8th to 4th place globally in terms of historical responsibility for climate change. While specific figures aren't provided for Canada, as another former colonial power, it likely has a similar increased historical responsibility.
2. Ongoing extractive practices:
Both countries continue to engage in extractive practices that mirror colonial behaviours, particularly in the Global South. For example, many UK and Canadian-based fossil fuel companies operate in developing countries, extracting both resources and profits [3].
3. Disproportionate impacts on former colonies:
Many former colonies are among the most climate-vulnerable countries, facing severe impacts from climate change despite contributing little to historical emissions. This creates additional pressure on the UK and Canada to support adaptation and mitigation efforts in these regions [4].
4. Domestic economic dependencies:
Both countries face challenges in phasing out fossil fuels due to economic dependencies developed during their colonial and post-colonial periods. For example, Canada's oil and gas sector, which grew significantly during its colonial and post-colonial development, presents a major challenge for emissions reduction [4].
5. Policy contradictions:
There's often a disconnect between climate commitments and fossil fuel extraction policies. For instance, Canada's prime minister can pledge billions to mitigate climate change while simultaneously attempting to persuade the United States to accept new oil pipeline projects [4].
6. Indigenous rights and resource extraction:
In Canada, there's ongoing conflict between fossil fuel extraction and Indigenous rights. The government has been reprimanded by the UN for moving forward with energy mega-projects that cross through unceded territory of First Nations without their consent [4].
7. Climate finance and reparations:
Both countries face increasing pressure to provide climate finance to developing countries as a form of reparation for colonial exploitation and historical emissions. However, their current contributions are often deemed insufficient [3] [4].
8. Influence on global climate negotiations:
The colonial histories of the UK and Canada influence their positions in international climate negotiations, creating increased pressure for more ambitious climate action and greater financial contributions to global climate efforts [5].
In conclusion, the colonial legacies of the UK and Canada create both increased responsibility and challenges for their fossil fuel extraction policies. While these histories have led to ambitious rhetoric and some initiatives, both countries still face criticism for not doing enough to address their historical emissions and support global climate action. Their approaches to fossil fuel extraction are thus shaped by the need to balance domestic economic concerns with growing international pressure to lead on climate action due to their colonial pasts.’
Citations:
[1] https://www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-how-colonial-rule-radically-shifts-historical-responsibility-for-climate-change/
[2] https://policy.friendsoftheearth.uk/insight/tip-iceberg-future-fossil-fuel-extraction
[3] https://www.fph.org.uk/media/m0tnmniw/fph-statement-fossil-fuels-the-fossil-fuel-industry-and-public-health.pdf
[4] https://jpia.princeton.edu/news/stealing-genie-lamp-politics-energy-and-justice-canada
[5] https://theconversation.com/earth-day-colonialisms-role-in-the-overexploitation-of-natural-resources-113995
[6] https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-which-countries-are-historically-responsible-for-climate-change/
[7] https://thenarwhal.ca/hydro-reservoirs-produce-way-more-emissions-we-thought-study
[8] https://institute.smartprosperity.ca/sites/default/files/publications/files/The%20United%20Kingdom%20Climate%20Policy%20Lessons%20for%20Canada.pdf
[9] https://www.perplexity.ai/elections/2024-11-05/us/president
Query: How do the UK and Canada's colonial pasts affect their current fossil fuel extraction policies?
Source: https://www.perplexity.ai/search/give-a-valid-and-reliable-expl-MaV9HWzmQG2sItAXuZBQvw#10
‘ … colonialism played a significant role in the development of fossil fuel industries in the UK and Canada in several key ways:
1. Resource extraction from colonies:
The UK's colonial empire allowed it to extract vast natural resources, including fossil fuels, from its colonies. This helped drive the industrial revolution and the development of fossil fuel-based industries in Britain. For example:
- The British empire controlled around a quarter of the Earth's land surface at its peak, giving it access to extensive fossil fuel resources.
- Colonial rule nearly doubled the UK's historical contribution to climate change, increasing its share of cumulative global emissions from 3.0% to 5.1% when accounting for emissions under colonial rule.
2. Deforestation and land use changes:
Colonial practices led to extensive deforestation and land use changes in colonised territories, which contributed to increased emissions:
- In India, which was under British rule until 1947, 86% of the emissions attributed to the UK were due to land use, land use change, and forestry - mainly deforestation.
- Similar patterns of deforestation and land use changes occurred in other British colonies like Myanmar, Nigeria, and Malaysia.
3. Economic dependencies:
Colonialism created economic dependencies on resource extraction that persisted even after independence:
- In Canada, the oil and gas sector, which grew significantly during its colonial and post-colonial development, continues to be a major part of the economy and a challenge for emissions reduction.
4. Infrastructure development:
Colonial powers developed infrastructure to facilitate resource extraction, which often laid the groundwork for future fossil fuel industries:
- Railways built by colonial powers were critical for moving troops and controlling territory, but also facilitated the extraction and transportation of fossil fuels.
5. Ideological and institutional legacies:
The colonial mindset of viewing territories as places with unlimited resources to exploit has influenced modern approaches to resource extraction:
- This "frontier mentality" has contributed to the ongoing exploitation of fossil fuel resources in both former colonial powers and former colonies.
6. Global trade networks:
Colonialism established global trade networks that facilitated the growth of fossil fuel industries:
- These networks, initially established for colonial exploitation, later served as channels for the global fossil fuel trade.
7. Technological transfer:
Technologies developed for fossil fuel extraction in colonies were often transferred back to the colonial powers, advancing their own industries.
While the search results don't provide specific information about Canada's fossil fuel industry development in relation to colonialism, it's important to note that Canada was both a British colony and a colonising force itself, particularly in relation to Indigenous peoples. This dual role likely influenced its approach to fossil fuel resource development.
In conclusion, colonialism played a crucial role in shaping the fossil fuel industries of both the UK and Canada, creating economic structures, infrastructure, and ideological approaches that continue to influence their energy policies and practices today.’
Citations:
[1] https://www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-how-colonial-rule-radically-shifts-historical-responsibility-for-climate-change/
[2] https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/blog/gas-industrial-complex-vast-profits-imperial-roots-and-ecological-destruction
[3] https://www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-colonial-rule-nearly-doubles-uks-historical-contribution-to-climate-change/
[4] https://theconversation.com/earth-day-colonialisms-role-in-the-overexploitation-of-natural-resources-113995
[5] https://policy.friendsoftheearth.uk/insight/tip-iceberg-future-fossil-fuel-extraction
[6] https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-which-countries-are-historically-responsible-for-climate-change/
[7] https://www.fph.org.uk/media/m0tnmniw/fph-statement-fossil-fuels-the-fossil-fuel-industry-and-public-health.pdf
[8] https://jpia.princeton.edu/news/stealing-genie-lamp-politics-energy-and-justice-canada
Query: What role did colonialism play in the development of fossil fuel industries in the UK and Canada?
Source: https://www.perplexity.ai/search/give-a-valid-and-reliable-expl-MaV9HWzmQG2sItAXuZBQvw#11
NOTES Explain why it is important for users of AI Language software to exercise critical thinking, independently verify validity, reliability -'fact-check' data from generally reliable sources and not solely rely on the model's responses for important decisions or information. Llewelyn Pritchard 21 October 2024:
Perplexity: ‘Exercising critical thinking, independently verifying the validity and reliability of data, and fact-checking information from generally reliable sources are crucial for users of AI language software for several reasons:
Hallucinations and Inaccuracies: AI language models, even advanced ones, can generate responses that are not grounded in reality, a phenomenon known as "hallucinations." These models can confidently provide incorrect or misleading information, which can be particularly problematic if users rely solely on the model's responses [1][2][4].
Limited Training Data: AI models are trained on specific datasets, and their accuracy is limited by the quality and scope of these datasets. For example, Google's DataGemma tool, while effective, has limitations in terms of the data it can access and the questions it can answer accurately. If the relevant data is not in the model's training set or database, the model may not provide accurate or reliable information [1].
Real-Time Information Challenges: AI models often struggle with real-time events or breaking news, as their training data may not include the latest developments. This can lead to incorrect or outdated information being provided, as seen in the case of Meta AI's responses to the attempted assassination of former President Trump [4].
Subjective Framing and Nuance: Fact-checking is not always straightforward, as AI models may not capture the nuances of human communication. A quote or statement might be technically accurate but misleading due to the context or framing. Human judgement is often necessary to understand the full implications and context of the information provided [5].
Error and Unknown Rates: Studies have shown that even the most accurate AI fact-checking models have error rates. For instance, Originality.ai, which has a high accuracy rate of 72.3%, still has a small error rate and may return "unknown" results for certain queries. This underscores the need for users to verify information independently [2][3].
Manipulated Media and Information Warfare: Bad actors can engineer ways to circumvent AI fact-checking tools, spreading misinformation or manipulated media that might evade detection. This means that relying solely on AI for fact-checking can leave users vulnerable to misinformation [5].
Impact on Decision-Making: For important decisions or critical information, relying solely on AI model responses can be risky. Incorrect or misleading information can have significant consequences, whether in personal, professional, or public contexts. Independent verification from reliable sources ensures that decisions are based on accurate and trustworthy information.
In summary, exercising critical thinking and independently verifying the validity and reliability of data from generally reliable sources are essential because AI language models can generate inaccurate information, have limitations in their training data, struggle with real-time events, lack nuance in their responses, and are not immune to errors or manipulation. These factors highlight the importance of a multi-layered approach to fact-checking to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information used for important decisions.
Citations:
[1] https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/09/12/1103926/googles-new-tool-lets-large-language-models-fact-check-their-responses/
[2] https://originality.ai/blog/ai-fact-checking-accuracy
[3] https://originality.ai/automated-fact-checker
[4] https://about.fb.com/news/2024/07/review-of-fact-checking-label-and-meta-ai-responses/
[5] https://www.niemanlab.org/2022/12/ai-will-start-fact-checking-we-may-not-like-the-results/
[6] https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/feature/Steps-in-fact-checking-AI-generated-content
[7] https://libguides.uel.ac.uk/artificial-intelligence/using-ai-critically
[8] https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/how-generative-ai-chatbots-responded-questions-and-fact-checks-about-2024-uk-general-election
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRs8BEgBdaOg80c9dk8d9DZKOrNVZ6CxlgQRGLS5bcNo50ddVkqGHzKgJ4fR5zOWTUzTGpCZHlY4SQy/pub https://unitedforclimate.blogspot.com/2024/11/implementing-human-centric-holistic.html https://landprotectorshumanrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2024/11/implementing-human-centric-holistic.html https://muskratfallscivilrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2024/11/implementing-human-centric-holistic.html https://labradorleadstheworld.blogspot.com/2024/11/implementing-human-centric-holistic.html ‘Implementing a human-centric, holistic, rights-based educational approach to climate action is essential for building resilient societies. By addressing the root causes of the climate crisis and advocating for systemic change, this approach not only promotes environmental sustainability but also fosters social equity and justice. The examples provided illustrate that such initiatives can lead to meaningful progress in mitigating climate change while supporting vulnerable communities.’ #OpenSourceAI #Perplexity #DeepAI #ChatGPT4o Llewelyn Pritchard 8 November 2024
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm6yfEyWkp4 Sleydo' Molly Wickham delivers a message to the investors and financiers for the Coastal GasLink and LNG Canada projects. If they continue to fund genocide against Indigenous people they will lose. Cut your losses now. 19 October 2021 #RightsOfNature #HumanRights #ClimateJustice @Gidimten @UnistotenCamp
https://youtu.be/5xxhxGsEpSo Yintah ‘In this documentary, two Indigenous women and fellow land defenders fight to save their land - and history - from being destroyed by several of the largest fossil fuel companies on earth. Official Trailer Netflix 14 Oct 2024
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQ-e0UZgeTXG7THCud0GTbNzNSxhe4TE3BnBrgrG2r33Q4v0HWSmLCXyoP6UCXZYWFIe_yJdpDpQkUa/pub https://unitedforclimate.blogspot.com/2024/01/mythical-creature-tiddly-trudeau.html https://landprotectorshumanrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2024/01/mythical-creature-tiddly-trudeau.html https://muskratfallscivilrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2024/01/mythical-creature-tiddly-trudeau.html https://labradorleadstheworld.blogspot.com/2024/01/mythical-creature-tiddly-trudeau.html https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/mythical-creature-tiddly-trudeau-artworks-concerns-pritchard-ma-tjsje/ 'Mythical Creature' Tiddly Trudeau Artworks: ‘There are concerns about the government's interpretation and implementation of Free Prior Informed Consent in the context of industrial projects and resource development. The government's approach to FPIC has been a subject of ongoing debate and criticism, with some arguing that it falls short of the standards outlined in UNDRIP.’ Llewelyn Pritchard 3 Oct 2024 #PoliticalSatire #DeepAIGeneratedImage #StateSponsoredTerrorist #OneRuleForUs #OurBusiness #RulesOK #SeedsOfDiscordAndDivision #CorruptColonialLaw #RacistViolence #SmokeAndMirrors #StateHypocrisy #UnderminesDemocracy
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRldkjuiV8xZvGgSECCke50W5vNlcSYKlrWBhpDRqQ91HQRQnMONFy_5UzOWx-h1VpKLX38_SWxNK5i/pub https://unitedforclimate.blogspot.com/2024/01/insure-our-future-global-week-of-action.html https://landprotectorshumanrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2024/01/climate-crisis-act-now-magistrates-and.html https://muskratfallscivilrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2024/01/communities-resisting-fossil-fuels-all.html https://labradorleadstheworld.blogspot.com/2024/01/insure-our-future-global-week-of-action.html https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/global-climate-promise-tiddly-trudeau-artwork-llewelyn-pritchard-ma-3nore/ ‘Global Climate Promise Tiddly Trudeau' Artwork ‘The expansion of oil and gas infrastructure in Canada is seen as contradictory to climate commitments and the transition to a low-carbon economy due to its contribution to greenhouse gas emissions, perpetuation of fossil fuel dependency, long-term financial risks, global image implications, impacts on Indigenous communities and biodiversity, and potential delays in transitioning the job market to renewable energy sectors.’ #AI #Perplexity #DeepAIGeneratedImage #ChatGPT #PoliticalSatire Llewelyn Pritchard 3 October 2024
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRx-dnSJ-jdSOHgS6-A2fjfwKTekJ1akziVDKreukNx4J8wawCNHPQ3MDaPO7TKZy5U827Z7tAX1DwZ/pub https://unitedforclimate.blogspot.com/2024/01/climate-crisis-act-now-magistrates-and_23.html https://landprotectorshumanrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2024/01/climate-crisis-act-now-magistrates-and.html
https://muskratfallscivilrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2024/01/climate-crisis-act-now-magistrates-and.html https://labradorleadstheworld.blogspot.com/2022/09/climate-crisis-act-now-magistrates-and.html
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/supreme-court-canada-dismisses-federal-effort-appeal-pritchard-ma-yepre/ SUPREME COURT OF CANADA DISMISSES FEDERAL EFFORT TO APPEAL INDIGENOUS CLASS-ACTION AGAINST RCMP IN THE NORTH @April_Hudson 16 Dec 2023 https://aprilhudson.ca/ Climate Justice is Respecting and Protecting Human Rights as Rights of Nature. #FightingClimateCrisisMeansFightingCorruptionCAUK
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTW6xfdL4OukOjn6QnQzAODyrc0JcRvKQAjINZ4PkaxSpF5SYeWG2wlVfbj0Q1ThYMbFjtuFRbytl93/pub https://unitedforclimate.blogspot.com/2024/09/abuse-of-executive-power-by-uk-and-rus.html https://landprotectorshumanrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2024/09/abuse-of-executive-power-by-uk-and-rus.html
https://muskratfallscivilrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2024/09/abuse-of-executive-power-by-uk-and-rus.html https://labradorleadstheworld.blogspot.com/2021/05/part-7e-emergency-planet-earth.html The financing of environmentally harmful industrial projects, such as Muskrat Falls, Gull Island, Bay Du Nord, Alberta tar oil sands, TMX, and Coastal LNG, contributes to global warming due to the release of greenhouse gases, including methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide 1. This has led to calls for CEOs, corporations, banks, insurers, and businesses to honestly and transparently stop financing such projects. #AI #OpenSource #Perplexity #ChatGPT Llewelyn Pritchard 3 October 2024 #FightingClimateCrisisMeansFightingCorruption
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTfzZvG-pcDpqjPYM4Oo71KWRzz8efVlF4AtNyKMxIevstzxbY-YwAu93Egj8oEG5x3Kc89NaaSPjgr/pub https://unitedforclimate.blogspot.com/2024/02/are-you-up-for-adventure.html https://landprotectorshumanrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2024/02/are-you-up-for-adventure.html https://muskratfallscivilrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2024/02/are-you-up-for-adventure.html https://labradorleadstheworld.blogspot.com/2024/02/are-you-up-for-adventure.html Are you up for an adventure? Your solidarity is reshaping this country by RAVEN Respecting Aboriginal Values and Environmental Needs 31 December 2023 #FightingClimateCrisisMeansFightingCorruptionUKCAhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQcxriK-UE0q-VQigwLFyHyZ6sz3Uv6Qp4u5iqKzS8Y-gjWrYcCnKZh9Dg4aKOUAR3Mkl1EE_kaZkZk/pub https://unitedforclimate.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-human-centric-holistic-rights-based_13.html https://landprotectorshumanrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-human-centric-holistic-rights-based_13.html https://muskratfallscivilrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2024/01/insure-our-future-global-week-of-action.html https://labradorleadstheworld.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-human-centric-holistic-rights-based_13.html Resurgence: Stories of Indigenous resilience & creativity by RAVEN Respecting Aboriginal Values and Environmental Needs 27 December 2023
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gukf_8wyKxa2j-xdqxmYn7oI-1u8dBGVyW12UFcg6D8/pub https://unitedforclimate.blogspot.com/2022/09/climate-crisis-act-now-magistrates-and.html https://landprotectorshumanrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2023/03/fighting-climate-change-means-fighting.html https://muskratfallscivilrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2022/09/climate-crisis-act-now-magistrates-and.html https://labradorleadstheworld.blogspot.com/2023/03/fighting-climate-change-means-fighting.html https://linkd.in/ek3Wr_YB https://lnkd.in/er2pM84G https://bit.ly/ClimateCrisisActNowMagistratesJudgesWhereverCorruptingCriminaljusticeSystemsExistForExample CLIMATE CRISIS ACT NOW MAGISTRATES AND JUDGES WORLDWIDE wherever corrupting criminal justice systems exist. For example, Australia Morrison; Brazil Bolsonaro; Canada Trudeau; China Xi Jinping; France Macron; India Modi; Russia Putin; South Africa Zuma; UK Sunak Johnson; USA Biden Trump and more. Prosecute crimes against humanity. Prosecute politicians and business leaders causing climate breakdown whenever they advocate, promote, climate ecocidal-genocidal systems of governance. Free climate activists who are 'protesting because a corrupt criminal justice system has refused to protect them, their families and others from the greatest act of genocide in history.' #ClimateGenocideActNow Jonathan Fuller 18 October 2021 #CivilResistance #GlobalCitizens #TurnBacktheClock #Leaders #ClimateCrisis #StopEcocide #ClimateJustice #HumanRightsAreRightsOfNature
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xS_skykhEQ4C_fGRt5b8d-DDHJlU0iPaf-g7QIArC24/ https://unitedforclimate.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-big-one-2124-april-2023-westminster.html https://landprotectorshumanrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-big-one-2124-april-2023-westminster.html https://muskratfallscivilrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-big-one-2124-april-2023-westminster.html https://labradorleadstheworld.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-big-one-2124-april-2023-westminster.html
https://lnkd.in/eK7SMRTj https://lnkd.in/eAMpT28u UNITE TO SURVIVE Choose Your Future - It's 2 months until The Big One - Planet Earth’s Call To Action from 21 April 2023 and beyond
https://youtu.be/hJ0sVLsvEcc JOHAN ROCKSTROM Explains THE CATASTROPHIC RISKS OF PASSING MULTIPLE CLIMATE TIPPING POINTS "Human emissions have already pushed Earth into the danger zone. Multiple climate tipping points could be triggered if global temperature rises beyond 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, according to a major new analysis published in the journal Science. Co-author Johan Rockström Explains the study's findings from a ship on the North Atlantic (filmed 25 August 2022 off Norwegian coast)." 'To maintain liveable conditions on Earth, protect people from rising extremes, and enable stable societies, we must do everything possible to prevent crossing dangerous tipping points. Every 10th of a degree counts - @jrockstrom on latest paper in Science': https://lnkd.in/eyH5sep6 Potsdam Institute @PIK_Climate 9 September 2022 Potsdam Institute @PIK_Climate To ensure a safe & just future for people, #nature & the planet #Earth System Boundaries must include: #justice! New study results by international team of scientists from the @SafeJustPlanet amongst them PIK Director @jrockstrom
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSedzM0E696N6x-xnVEvEsVvYY9BSCoshcMDEtOKfplKIYPEwHP1qLgIHemM4-W61oxzxA2wfQIr_bJ/pub https://unitedforclimate.blogspot.com/2024/03/ceos-childrens-partytime-myinsurance.html https://landprotectorshumanrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2024/08/climate-change-where-we-are-heading.html https://muskratfallscivilrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2024/02/explain-how-ending-fossil-fuel-finance.html https://labradorleadstheworld.blogspot.com/2024/04/climate-justice-stop-ecocide-human.html https://lnkd.in/ep5TyzxS Explain fighting climate change means fighting corruption. #AI #OpenSource #ChatGPT Llewelyn Pritchard MA 9 March 2023 #corruption #politicians #businessdealers #AI #opensource #climatechange
https://docs.google.com/document/d/170BVARW4Yt2rky8qrizQdKBax2hO3sSUJ_Zu2XuoaTM/ https://unitedforclimate.blogspot.com/2024/04/justice-climate-justice-human-rights.html https://landprotectorshumanrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2024/04/justice-climate-justice-human-rights.html https://muskratfallscivilrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2024/02/explain-climate-justice-is-respecting.html https://labradorleadstheworld.blogspot.com/2024/04/justice-climate-justice-human-rights.html https://lnkd.in/eT-iE9h7 https://lnkd.in/eT86UWqC Explain Climate Justice is Respecting and Protecting Human Rights as Rights of Nature 3 October 2024 #AI #OpenSource #ChatGPT #RightsOfNature #HumanRights #Duties #Responsibilities #ClimateJustice
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTGO81nJpZE1uxAt5l8eQzE8ofadbKjOYIHD5CoyqRhLnbi3NgvBVf9rn0CHqiyHZld1ktUF8NwPGRx/pub https://unitedforclimate.blogspot.com/2024/01/communities-resisting-fossil-fuels-all.html https://landprotectorshumanrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-human-centric-holistic-rights-based_13.html https://muskratfallscivilrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-human-centric-holistic-rights-based_13.html https://labradorleadstheworld.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-human-centric-holistic-rights-based_13.html Regenerative Education nurtures resilience, balance and integrating indigenous knowledge recognising the value of diverse perspectives and traditional ecological wisdom in creating a more sustainable world. #DeepAI Llewelyn Pritchard 4 Jan 2024
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSbIcQlXAWQSI0H2zaEz_IMkXkOG8WSPNLNcmp0ZszBoY3pPN7l2yLGf7cVIOFtjV2x2SDrhHph20dg/pub https://unitedforclimate.blogspot.com/2024/09/abuse-of-executive-power-by-uk-and-rus.html https://landprotectorshumanrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-human-centric-holistic-rights-based_13.html https://muskratfallscivilrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-human-centric-holistic-rights-based_13.html https://labradorleadstheworld.blogspot.com/2024/01/communities-resisting-fossil-fuels-all.html Acts Of Resistance To Disrupt Power, Not The Public. "We Are Unstoppable Another World Is Possible" @ExtinctionR @XRebellionUK @Fridays4future @ClimateDefiance @JustStop_Oil @EcocideLaw @CJ_Coalition @Studenteacop @XrLagos @RAVENtrust 1 January 2024 #FightingClimateCrisisMeansFightingCorruption
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTahlnqQI1oMngSfQ_WXkhqhNJliBYTv46TeTr-UuzmWcXXEcPVFo_X2hwyLA4-e9yLO5bDkwE0OCUs/pub https://unitedforclimate.blogspot.com/2024/03/rapidly-end-fossil-fuel-finance-by.html https://landprotectorshumanrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2024/03/rapidly-end-fossil-fuel-finance-by.html https://muskratfallscivilrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2024/03/rapidly-end-fossil-fuel-finance-by.html https://labradorleadstheworld.blogspot.com/2024/03/rapidly-end-fossil-fuel-finance-by.html https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/end-fossil-fuel-era-beginning-treaty-tzeporah-berman-pritchard-ma-nkave/ THE END OF THE FOSSIL FUEL ERA, THE BEGINNING OF A FOSSIL FUEL TREATY Tzeporah Berman, Founder and Chair, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative 24 December 2023
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QIPKGrmdGIQkN4MB-j3cnyoJIgskL6ctuaYCNtkBxK4/ https://unitedforclimate.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-human-centric-holistic-rights-based_13.html https://landprotectorshumanrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-human-centric-holistic-rights-based_13.html https://muskratfallscivilrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-human-centric-holistic-rights-based_13.html https://labradorleadstheworld.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-human-centric-holistic-rights-based_13.html https://lnkd.in/eB58VTC6 https://lnkd.in/egcHJF5n The metaphor of "Bone Marrow Regeneration" (BMR) frames an educational approach for addressing the global cost of living climate crisis! The metaphor is extended to discuss the UK and Canada within this context.
An educational input (BMRI) conceptual tool consists of a human-centric, holistic, advocating regenerative culture, rights-based, educational approach for justice to help analyse the root causes of our cost of living climate crisis in different countries.
A “Bone Marrow Regenerative Output” (BMRO) for the UK and Canada consists of:
COVID secrecy about why named UK government officials were distracted by Russian interference in the Brexit referendum;
how a breach of national security by the foreign secretary and later prime minister occurred amounting to an act of treason;
whilst the UK is still ‘wearing’ its ’past sell-by date’ corrupting colonial King Charles III crown in so-called Canada
that enables the States’ criminal injustice systems to ‘legally’ attack indigenous people’s sovereignty.
The analytical framework sums up:
criticisms of the current minority ‘First Past the Post’ Tory government mismanagement,
climate-denying Russian ‘Kremxit’ verified horror show evidenced by the assassination of Alexander Litvinenko, the death of Dawn Sturgess, mother of three children and by the poisonings of Charlie Rowley, Sergei and Yulia Skripal in the UK.
The analysis also measures-up the current minority ‘First Past the Post’ Liberal Canadian government’s on-going corrupt, colonial, British Crown jurisdictional human rights violations, murdered and missing indigenous women and girls (MMIWG), man camps, fossil fuel extraction,
fundamentally flawed Bill C-15 mismanagement of indigenous peoples and continued theft of natural resources in their stolen lands, trampling over their fundamental rights of self-determination and landback maintained under Canada’s antiquated colonial laws.
Ref. Hidden Gem An in-patient's view of an Oncology unit within a General Hospital in the National Health Service (N.H.S.) in the United Kingdom (U.K.) 44 pages pub. 15 May 2014 #AI #OpenSource #ChatGTP #Perplexity Llewelyn Pritchard 4 November 2024
https://unitedforclimate.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-human-centric-holistic-rights-based_13.html https://landprotectorshumanrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-human-centric-holistic-rights-based_13.html https://muskratfallscivilrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-human-centric-holistic-rights-based_13.html https://labradorleadstheworld.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-human-centric-holistic-rights-based_13.html https://lnkd.in/eZ4nx58X https://lnkd.in/d9qK8KBn An outline of a set of goals and policies that aim to address our climate crisis and promote social justice. 21 December 2023
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19iZhsaDila8BG912ciQn20Ulq5jf8dyYFmc_wgxAlYg https://unitedforclimate.blogspot.com/2022/11/stop-rot-international-free-resources_15.html https://landprotectorshumanrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2022/11/stop-rot-international-free-core.html https://muskratfallscivilrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2022/09/stop-rot-international-free-resources_21.html https://labradorleadstheworld.blogspot.com/2022/11/stop-rot-international-free-resources_11.html
https://lnkd.in/eDhWgGaV https://lnkd.in/e__nvHgD STOP THE ROT INTERNATIONAL - FREE RESOURCES LIST OF PAGES XR HUMANITY’S EMERGENCY SERVICES SOCIAL, CLIMATE JUSTICE LOCAL
https://unitedforclimate.blogspot.com/2024/08/stop-rot-links-uk-canada-2018-2024.html https://landprotectorshumanrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2024/08/stop-rot-links-uk-canada-2018-2024.html https://muskratfallscivilrightsmovement.blogspot.com/2024/08/stop-rot-links-uk-canada-2018-2024.html https://labradorleadstheworld.blogspot.com/2024/08/stop-rot-links-uk-canada-2018-2024.html 'STOP THE ROT' LINKS UK CANADA 2018-2024
https://lnkd.in/es-FMffR https://lnkd.in/eJrSsEwC Corrupt colonial Crown capitalism UK CA contains the seeds of its own destruction viewed in a human-centric, holistic, rights-based, advocating regenerative culture educational framework for justice about our cost-of-living, climate crisis on planet earth. #AI #OpenSource GPT Chat Llewelyn Pritchard MA 27 June 2023
https://lnkd.in/esNMwtQh https://lnkd.in/eH6QgY5d Corrupt Colonial Capitalism UK CA Contains The Seeds of Its Own Destruction - Virus Mutation Education Llewelyn Pritchard MA 27 January 2023
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSoUhgY-kTC8yIrUxUg2TRl1KwYdNuNO7KfnqIdahYqBBI8q-4G40dm7eDNU1akHqKnij_3NlYpWFYc/pub Explain how the traditions of selection in education, for example, private fee-paying schools instead of State funded schools and government mismanagement in UK and Canada has contributed to their corrupt, colonial, capitalist systems of governance. #AI #OpenSource GPT Chat Llewelyn Pritchard MA 27 March 2023
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQeVSEbl25uUd3-kSMj64tj87wY_mpJDjnBXWXnF3slad1qMYArXt2MWwJ1nf--VnPDsMFateajHmY3/pub Explain how in the social-economic divisive tradition of selection underlying State education in the UK, for example by the introduction of State funded, unethical, immoral, inequitable, tripartite Secondary Education, ‘justified’ by the Spens Report 1938, the introduction of The National Curriculum under the Margaret Thatcher Conservative Party ideological regime has continued a similar degrading effect on the moral development of children and society in general by 2023 and has contributed to a Tory-ruled, oppressed population’s worsening social-economic legal inequalities and opportunities in glaring contrast to private, public school, more financially privileged educational provision. AI Open Source GPT Chat Llewelyn Pritchard MA 27 March 2023
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTkDxqG005OEgby_Noa5SakxcbEa2538YjJN47GcQ_-uj0yW_LP4yXW8yx2gb4jEzWD1G5WWR-diGxw/pub Explain the Institute of Education's perspective about the National Curriculum AI Open Source GPT Chat Llewelyn Pritchard MA 27 March 2023
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQVVRikrhzEDdkRSpW3ka5DXddhHqwwKCyVZwLpNpBwTR_8uQVSz1hOujlp1YHvs3R-YdZNRkzeNIC7/pub Explain Constitutional Corrosion UK AI Open Source GPT Chat Llewelyn Pritchard MA 25 March 2023
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/extract-32-evidence-house-commons-may-have-been-ways-pritchard-ma/ https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vT7TRiznxApuDO-xI8bWMNGFn0gsJai4smtJ0Jp_YMClJiY-1wb_WtlG03SMBOnj2IZ0F00Syfd_e3X/pub EXTRACT "32. There is evidence that the House of Commons may have been misled in the following ways which the Committee will explore: ... Summary of issues to be raised with Mr Johnson. This is a House of Commons Committee report. Fourth Report of Session 2022–23 Matter referred on 21 April 2022 Author: Committee of Privileges inc, Footnotes 21 March 2023 MY INSERT IMAGES
https://unitedforclimate.blogspot.com/ https://labradorleadstheworld.blogspot.com/ https://landprotectorshumanrightsmovement.blogspot.com/ https://muskratfallscivilrightsmovement.blogspot.com/ amplification EXTRACT "32. There is evidence that the House of Commons may have been misled in the following ways which the Committee will explore: ... Summary of issues to be raised with Mr Johnson. This is a House of Commons Committee report. Fourth Report of Session 2022–23 Matter referred on 21 April 2022 Author: Committee of Privileges inc. Footnotes 21 March 2023
Explain The House Of Commons Privileges Committee AI Open Source GPT Chat Llewelyn Pritchard MA 18 March 2023
Explain the integrity of the House Of Commons Privileges Committee AI Open Source GPT Chat Llewelyn Pritchard MA 18 March 2023
Harriet Harman @HarrietHarman and Sir Bernard Jenkin @bernardjenkin publish joint article in The Times rebutting press criticism. 16 August 2022
Boris Johnson r. at a leaving gathering in the vestibule of the press office of 10 Downing Street in November 2020. Photograph Cabinet Office PA Boris Johnson makes a last-ditch bid to discredit Partygate inquiry. Ex-prime minister due at televised Commons committee hearing, with legal team about to publish new evidence backing his claims. Michael Savage and Toby Helm 18 March 2023 NOTE Parliament TV on Wednesday 22 March, from 14:00
Explain why and in what sort of circumstances an ex-Prime Minister of the UK, whose behaviour is being investigated by the House Of Commons Privileges Committee @HoCPrivileges, should decide to undermine the integrity of that Committee by the actions of his followers. AI Open Source GPT Chat Llewelyn Pritchard MA 19 March 2023
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSNTDlVXxak3QfFiECJES8vtw2-ib2jSkjbChn9hzEGNeiqLc5leEx-LdJ_jU4_C1ojCYwYBTP2oPat/pub Explain when an untrustworthy member of the Conservative party is appointed to the post of prime minister it is evidence of a general, corrupt pathocracy that is unfit to govern. AI Open Source GPT Chat Llewelyn Pritchard MA 19 March 2023 #JohnsonLies #PeopleDie #UnfitForParliament
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vT1qEQfl1E6Vv-mH12OOnXhRxAWm6OYtfj6FXoecZzO2j9Yvuc-Ll3X5SINLKIm8IPxuEOKVDnjZiDW/pub Explain “Pathocracy” #AIOpen Source #GPTchat4o Llewelyn Pritchard MA 9 March 2023
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRsidsZXIgvpi4MyYGTyndi1NvOxmOFaVo4jl1YY5Wjq3yDV2VK9WoIpp9Ex5P9VWT7uN6SCet6b6-q/pub Explain in what binding or non-binding circumstance can a serving Conservative Prime Minister of the UK obtain a legal judgement in his favour when the overwhelming burden of proof shows that, for example, by deliberately attending an illegal so-called ‘lockdown party’, by stating that it was the ‘most socially distanced party in the UK’ and as PM not showing due regard nor respect for the ‘lockdown sacrifices’ made by others how he must have known in advance that he would not be following and/or not be legally bound to follow his own Tory government’s parliamentary legislation.
How, of his own volition, selfishly, unlawfully, willfully, deliberately, irresponsibly he must have known in advance of his attendance at the said party or parties that he could be found guilty of either intentionally, or unintentionally, misleading other Members of Parliament in the House of Commons. AI Open Source GPT Chat Llewelyn Pritchard MA 15 March 2023
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTS0o8YZLC7spjMl2eb0B7PYzdgAZwvsD_0wiosTMgXFHxQrZuiWCEnshFFzjJf5_06aH1VCAyUnQq4/pub How can a former prime minister of the UK legally justify his claim that he did not mislead Parliament by claiming he 'didn't know' he was breaking any law by his confirmed attendance at more than one legally forbidden so-called 'Lockdown Parties' where, at one party, he joked about being at ‘UK’s most unsocially distanced party’ during lockdown? The former prime minister made the remarks to No 10 staff at a alcohol-fuelled leaving do claiming the rules and guidance he was responsible for implementing as Prime Minister were followed at all times. AI Open Source GPT Chat Llewelyn Pritchard MA 15 March 2023
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRa7JT7H6ntCHAc1CRE70iipwlGUSoIzgXtfSxIrO5vwH5s03QX0g6nDWKCz7yNkbKMsWCQi985REnO/pub Explain what “Misleading Parliament” as interpreted by the House of Commons Privileges Committee, consisting of a Conservative majority of committee members means in the UK. #AIOpen Source #GPTchat4o Llewelyn Pritchard MA 9 March 2023
63. https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQVGF9kKXRTC5ckx0baIfeHU-mBIVocihJRQhY163Qj7DU4LvkSUnlGlsOXwCggW_mnseJ4gN9LyhBX/pub i) What does “In Contempt of Parliament” and ii) What does any Conservative MP being “In Contempt of Parliament”as interpreted by the House of Commons Privileges Committee, consisting of a Conservative majority of committee members mean in the UK? #AIOpen Source #GPTchat4o Llewelyn Pritchard MA 9 March 2023
64. https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSmgY_jXBaK8kGl2uS4LZwGaLyMQKFyyPr3OTXVdmfNusH2PsuxqJs4fMhyCxkYPE_umOfPh4mdjVvf/pub "Tory Sleaze" in Context of Boris Johnson's Government Explained with Evidence #AIOpen Source #GPTchat4o Llewelyn Pritchard MA 9 March 2023 @HoCPrivileges
65. https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSmgY_jXBaK8kGl2uS4LZwGaLyMQKFyyPr3OTXVdmfNusH2PsuxqJs4fMhyCxkYPE_umOfPh4mdjVvf/pub "Tory Sleaze" in Context of Boris Johnson's Government Explained with Evidence #AIOpenSource #GPTchat4o Llewelyn Pritchard MA 9 March 2023 @HoCPrivileges
66. https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQVVRikrhzEDdkRSpW3ka5DXddhHqwwKCyVZwLpNpBwTR_8uQVSz1hOujlp1YHvs3R-YdZNRkzeNIC7/pub Explain Constitutional Corrosion UK #AIOpenSource #GPTchat4o Llewelyn Pritchard MA 25 March 2023
67. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/johnsons-contempt-could-his-undoing-boris-johnson-has-pritchard-ma/ https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vS9DwcqEF7RnOGvPpRwtvLG4YnKCMu-KQ46ZFtqVIwSK1BUYsYD74jzfgvda2524RZYGK60PSmy0ggK/pub https://lnkd.in/e7bQpr5v https://lnkd.in/ea2BYWdN JOHNSON'S CONTEMPT COULD BE HIS UNDOING: Boris Johnson has dug his own political grave with his and his cronies unforgivable attack on Parliament. However, an even worst threat to Johnson comes as a result of his own unethical, criminal behaviour when Foreign Secretary regarding Russian interference in our EU referendum and from his evil efforts to achieve a ‘Constitutional Corrosion’ of Parliamentary Standards taken straight out of the Donald Trump playbook.
Acknowledgement Ian Dunt @IanDunt 24 March 2023
68. SHORTER VERSIONS:
PARTS 1-7 a b c d e f EMERGENCY ON PLANET EARTH A human-centric, holistic educational approach for justice about root causes of our climate crisis planet earth including THE RACE AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE IS ON Secrets and Solutions including 10 Myths about ‘Net Zero Targets’ and ‘Carbon Offsetting’ Busted and EVIDENCE of the Provincial and Federal historical-colonial legacy of government mismanagement still happening in Canada today.
i) PART 7f EMERGENCY PLANET EARTH ACT NOW!!!
ii) PART 7e UPDATED LINK https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTOM10-9gg3TMhv9p6YdqXuBrM0TU3Gx_n_FAj-C4ZTsgirB9isVG9YtgxkPjf190aZzRJqAvlLbcUv/pub EMERGENCY PLANET EARTH #StopEcocideNow
iii) PART 7d EMERGENCY ON PLANET EARTH - THE RACE [AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE] IS ON Secrets and Solutions including 10 Myths about ‘Net Zero Targets’ and ‘Carbon Offsetting’ Busted [film] and EVIDENCE of the Provincial and Federal historical-colonial legacy of government mismanagement still happening in Canada today. www.climateracefilm.org #climatechange #globalwarming #extinctionrebellion #limitstogrowth #governmentmismanagement
iv) PART 7c EMERGENCY ON PLANET EARTH
v) PART 7b FOREST FIRES EMERGENCY ON PLANET EARTH
vi) PART 7a EMERGENCY ON PLANET EARTH
LONGER VERSIONS
a) Quotes, credits, reviewers, testimonials and links ACT NOW!!!
b) PART 7 "It is generally foolish to bet against the judgments of science, and in this case, where the planet is at stake, it is insane.” [Professor Steven Weinberg] Nobel-Prize winning Theoretical Physicist, 2018
SHORTER and LONGER VERSIONS
i) PART 6 OVERVIEW and KEY FACTS SHORTER & LONGER VERSIONS “Based on sober scientific analysis, we are deeply within a climate emergency state but people are not aware of it.” [Professor Hans Schellnhuber] Founding Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
ii) PART 5 1. STOP ECOLOGICAL DESTRUCTION, SAVE OUR PLANET...9 VACCINES ARE ONLY PART OF THE SOLUTION
iii) PART 4 “THE EAGLES ARE COMING FOR INDIGENOUS-LED CLIMATE JUSTICE”
iv) PART 3 EMERGENCY ON PLANET EARTH
v) PART 2 EMERGENCY ON PLANET EARTH
vi) PART 1 WE DON’T HAVE TIME HELP MAKE ECOCIDE AN ARRESTABLE PUBLIC SAFETY OFFENCE
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