It’s not a matter of if we move to a green economy, it’s a matter of how fast can we get there

Getting to a green economy may not be easy. But it absolutely requires shutting down the fossil fuel economy, building equity, and embracing a better future.
As Greta Thunberg said at COP24, if all the 'happy clappy' news worked, we would not be in this desperate state of climate emergency, writes Elizabeth May.
I have been reading and writing articles about the green economy for decades. We have all the positive good news buzz of more jobs in the green economy, great clean tech in the green economy, and so on—but still the old fossil fuel economy maintains its death grip on our future. As Greta Thunberg...

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