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Mayor Sadiq Khan issues the most Tory response to the climate protests

James Wright by James Wright
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London mayor Sadiq Khan has given Tory environment secretary Michael Gove a run for his money. Khan managed to issue a very Tory response to the climate protests.

Business as usual, folks

In a statement, Khan called for a return to “business as usual”:

 

UPDATE: My message to all the climate change protestors today is clear: let London return to business as usual. pic.twitter.com/2o5jwbwLC2

— Sadiq Khan (@SadiqKhan) April 21, 2019

Khan claims that he shares “the passion about tackling climate change”, but people were sceptical:

https://twitter.com/chrisinsilico/status/1120062778218303494

While speaking in London on 22 April, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg backed calls for a general strike to force lawmakers to act. But a UK-wide strike may also take a grassroots push. Because union leaders have not been promising on the issue. The leaders of Unite, GMB, the TUC, and others backed Heathrow expansion because it could create jobs. In response, many pointed out that there “are no union jobs on a dead planet”.

On social media, many people condemned Khan’s response:

“My message to all protesters today is clear: you must now let London return to business as usual.” -Sadiq khan

Er no. Not without comittment to change.

Business as usual is killing the planet.@MayorofLondon#ExtinctionRebellion #InternationalRebellion #RebelForLife

— Extinction Rebellion Southampton (@XR_Southampton) April 21, 2019

One protester was particularly unimpressed:

My message to @MayorofLondon @SadiqKhan. We CANNOT do business as usual. The time to act is NOW. @extinctsymbol @ExtinctionR #xr #ExtinctionRebelion pic.twitter.com/7rXlC2eEf0

— Tori Tsui (she/they) (@toritsui) April 22, 2019

In October 2018, the UN warned we have 12 years to reduce the oncoming climate catastrophe. This may downplay the problem, because if we hit climate tipping points, that could set off an unstoppable chain reaction. And in London, around 9,500 people are already dying per-year because of air pollution.

In short, sitting governments are sleeping at the wheel and leading us towards climate catastrophe. And it looks like Khan is part of the problem. Meanwhile, the current manifesto of Khan’s party, Labour, pledges to roll out local, publicly funded renewable energy firms across the country to decarbonise the economy rapidly. Given our two party system, it’s a matter of urgency that we support this, as well as the type of direct action young people like the school strikers are taking.

Featured image via YouTube – Time

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