During the peak of the COVID pandemic, global lockdowns led to a decrease in emissions, leading some climate campaigners to call for “climate shutdowns” – planned disruptions to the global economy to slow climate change. However, these claims were deemed “fake news” by the media, and lockdowns were ultimately ineffective in preventing the spread of COVID.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for global climate action, suggesting that curbs on economic activity and emissions must go beyond pandemic measures to achieve a temperature rise of less than 1.5°C. The IMF and other global organizations advocate for achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2030, but there is no evidence that the climate gap theory is real.
Some experts argue that the true purpose of carbon taxes and climate regulations is to redistribute wealth from developed countries to developing nations while centralizing control over national wealth and individual freedoms.
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