Interview on stage, UVA New Climate Initiative, Amsterdam

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Introduction: The University of Amsterdam launched the Climate Initiative called Seven on 4 November 2024 at De Brug in the Roeterseilandcampus, Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, Building D, 4^th floor. This programme was for guests from different universities, social stakeholders and businesses. 80 people presents ca.

Gupta’s role

Gupta was interviewed about the state of the climate today – and she answered we were moving towards 3C, and higher if the developing world would use their ‘fair’ share of the fossil resources. Since we have not left them enough of the carbon budget for their fair share, there is a very big likelihood that we will go beyond 3C and that would be disastrous given that 1C is the just target and we are already at 1.2C. This underscored the urgency of leaving fossil fuel underground. Moreover, this also underscores the need for climate justice – globally to enable the energy transformation and finance loss and damage and nationally to ensure that entire municipalities mobilize for change rather than giving individuals subsidies as these are then used by the rich people. This is necessary as otherwise people will vote for governments that don’t believe in climate change as in the Netherlands. Finally, even if at national level there is little leadership, the question is how we mobilize at municipal and provincial level. There is a track record of local level leadership in countries like the US and Australia when national leadership failed.  Afterall, climate change is here; it is not a left wing or right-wing issue, it is not made up, it is a reality that will hit us all.

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