Zelensky educates world on climate change, adopts fresh approach for more aid.
President Volodymyr Zelensky’s New Sales Pitch: Defeat Russia or Face Weaponized Climate Change
President Volodymyr Zelensky must have an inkling that his unlimited check could soon be running out because the Ukrainian president is trying out a new sales pitch to world leaders: We need to defeat Russia, or evil dictators will “weaponize” the damaging effects of climate change.
Zelensky made his case in the form of a lecture on Tuesday at the United Nations General Assembly.
“Even though humanity is failing on its climate policy objectives, this means that extreme weather will still impact normal global life and some evil state will also weaponize its outcomes,” he said. “And when people in the streets of New York and other cities of the world went out on climate protest — we all have seen them — and when people in Morocco and Libya, and other countries die as a result of natural disasters, and when islands and countries disappear underwater, and when tornadoes and deserts are spreading into — into new territories, and when all of this is happening, one, a natural disaster in Moscow, decided to launch a big war and killed tens of thousands of people. We have to stop it.”
So it seems Zelensky is implying that Russian President Vladimir Putin took advantage of climate change — global boiling as the U.N. calls it — to attack Ukraine.
“We must act, united to defeat the aggressor and focus all our capabilities and energy on addressing these challenges,” he added. “As nukes are restrained, likewise, the aggressor must be restrained at all his tools and methods of the war.”
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Zelensky must have heard President Joe Biden’s climate czar John Kerry preach last spring that “money, money, money” is what makes green energy move. It’s smart financially for Zelensky to signal that he’s down with the cause.
If he wants the free world to continue sending him billions of dollars to defeat Russia, he knows he has to express certain 21st-century doctrines of the West — such as believing in climate change.
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Now, Zelensky is heading to Washington, D.C., where he’ll request $24 billion from the U.S. Congress. He won’t have to work that hard for the money in D.C. The Uniparty is all on in Ukraine still.
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What role should world leaders play in addressing climate change and mitigating its damaging effects
Mir Putin will use the damaging effects of climate change as a tool of warfare. Zelensky’s plea for world leaders to unite against Russia is an interesting twist on the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia, but is it a legitimate concern or just a desperate attempt to gain support?
It is no secret that Ukraine has been engaged in a long-standing conflict with Russia. Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and its support for separatist movements in Eastern Ukraine have caused tensions between the two nations to escalate. Zelensky’s new sales pitch is likely a result of frustration and a desire to find a new approach to gain international support.
However, the claim that Russia will weaponize climate change is not supported by concrete evidence. Climate change itself is a global issue that affects all nations, regardless of their political affiliations. The damaging effects of climate change, such as extreme weather events and rising sea levels, are not exclusive to any particular country or region. Therefore, it is unlikely that Russia would have the ability or intention to control or manipulate these natural phenomena for their own military advantage.
Furthermore, the idea that world leaders need to defeat Russia in order to prevent the weaponization of climate change overlooks the fact that addressing climate change requires global collaboration and cooperation. It is not a matter of defeating one particular country, but rather a collective effort to reduce carbon emissions, develop sustainable energy sources, and adapt to the changing climate.
Zelensky’s sales pitch at the United Nations General Assembly may have been an attempt to rally support for Ukraine’s ongoing conflict with Russia. However, linking the issue of climate change to the conflict in Ukraine seems like a stretch. While it is important to address the geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe, it is equally important to approach climate change as a shared global responsibility.
Instead of creating fear and division by implying that Russia will weaponize climate change, world leaders should focus on finding common ground and working together to tackle the pressing issue of climate change. This means setting aside political differences and prioritizing the well-being of the planet and future generations. Only through international collaboration and collective action can we hope to mitigate the damaging effects of climate change and build a more sustainable future for all.
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