And finally the increased rate of destruction of the rainforests for logging, cattle ranches, palm oil, and soya beans means that if you are in your 20's, what we call GenZ (generation X) the rainforest will be consigned to history books and photos for your grandchildren. As citizens of the UK, I really don't know what we can do to stop this. It is probably a mute point though because long before the rainforests are completely gone, this planet will not be a green and pleasant land - it will be uninhabitable, full of climate refugees and probably climate, land and water wars. In fact barren Mars will probably be a more pleasant place to live even though you can't breathe outside.
For the bitter cherry on top of the sour cream, the Democratic republic of Congo are now auctioning off bits of their rainforest so that organisations can drill for oil, ripping into shreds the treaties that were signed at COP26 to protect the rainforests.
The Congo basin is the only major rainforest that sucks in more carbon than it emits and experts have described it as the worst place in the world to explore for fossil fuels.
"Our priority is not to save the planet, " stated the misguided leader of the DRC.
The people of Congo are some of the poorest people in the world and the money from oil exploration will improve the economy is the illogic behind the sales.
I wonder what the government will do with all the money in the floods, the droughts, the hurricanes, the food shortages, the intense heat, the disease......... on an inhabitable planet. Maybe they think that they can build a paper house with it for shelter, eat it, drink it, and make a raft to escape the floods. Good luck with that then.
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