Foundations of daily life are being pushed to the brink by human-caused warming.

An excerpt:

The 22 Arab region countries covered in the WMO’s new State of the Climate report produce about a quarter of the world’s oil, yet directly account for only 5 to 7 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions from their own territories. The climate paradox positions the region as both a linchpin of the global fossil-fuel economy and one of the most vulnerable geographic areas.

WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo said extreme heat is pushing communities in the region to their physical limits. Droughts show no sign of letting up in one of the world’s most water-stressed regions, but at the same time, parts of it have been devastated by record rains and flooding, she added.

  • acargitz@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    Future generations born in the region, i.e., the people who are actually going to suffer, had nothing to do with this shit.

    I know moralizing gives a hit of dopamine but let’s just do better.

    • StinkyFingerItchyBum@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      Current generations made the choice for their progeny.

      It’s not exactly moralizing. Actions have consequences. *Gestures broadly out the window. Let’s stop doing the obviously bad things and clutch our pearls at the obvious and predictable consequences.

      • acargitz@lemmy.ca
        3·
        2 months ago

        Actions have consequences. *Gestures broadly out the window. Let’s stop doing the obviously bad things and clutch our pearls at the obvious and predictable consequences.

        Yes, of course 100%. We are together shoulder to shoulder on this. With you 100%.

        their progeny

        This is where we are having our small difference. The word “their”. I say “our”. I am not going to wash my hands off of the future humans of the MENA region just because the rulers of their direct ancestors are doing shitty things.

        • StinkyFingerItchyBum@lemmy.caEnglish
          1·
          2 months ago

          Sure. All future generations everywhere are condemned. MENA is going to get it worse faster, but big oil fought against sustainability globally, for a global problem.