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Big questions: Climate, energy, and our shared environment

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Started April 17, 2026

How should humanity respond to the climate crisis while managing energy security and fairness?

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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
New licensing of fossil fuel extraction should end immediately in countries that have made legally binding net-zero commitments.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
Nuclear power must be retained and expanded in most countries as part of a credible path to electricity decarbonisation by 2050.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
Developed countries have not met their $100 billion annual climate finance pledge and owe developing nations substantially more in adaptation and loss-and-damage funding.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
Biodiversity loss is as serious a long-term threat to human welfare as climate change and warrants equivalent policy priority and funding.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
Geoengineering approaches such as solar radiation management should be governed by international treaty before any country deploys them at scale.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
Meeting 1.5°C temperature targets requires major demand-side changes in diet, aviation, and consumption — not only clean energy supply.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
A carbon price set at or near the social cost of carbon is more economically efficient than sector-by-sector emission regulations.
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