- Ilmuwan mengajak Andy Burnham menolak pengeboran minyak di Laut Utara.
- Burnham, sebagai walikota Greater Manchester, sebelumnya mendukung kebijakan iklim yang ambisius.
- Mereka menyatakan bahwa persetujuan ini bertentangan dengan komitmen internasional Inggris terhadap iklim.
Kehutanan Utama Terkait Pengeboran Minyak Baru
Ahli-ahli ilmu global yang berpartisipasi dalam komitmen netral karbon Greater Manchester meminta Andy Burnham menolak pengeboran minyak di Laut Utara. Melalui surat kepada perdana menteri, mereka mengatakan bahwa Burnham telah membuka salah satu program iklim daerah Inggris yang paling ambisius, yang berfokus pada rumah tangga, pertumbuhan hijau, dan transportasi umum.
Surat tersebut menekankan pentingnya pengurangan emisi global sebesar 8% setiap tahun untuk mencapai batas atas 2C dalam Perjanjian Paris. Mereka menjelaskan bahwa bukti ilmiah yang mendukung tujuan ini telah semakin kuat sejak komitmen awal Burnham, terutama mengingat peristiwa cuaca ekstrem baru-baru ini, termasuk kebakaran gurun dan kualitas udara yang berbahaya.
Akademisi meminta Burnham untuk menunjukkan komitmen yang sama pada kebijakan berdasarkan bukti ilmiah yang telah membedah kepemimpinannya di Greater Manchester. Mereka menyatakan bahwa generasi mendatang akan memutuskan mereka dan pemimpin lainnya atas kemampuan mereka untuk bertindak konsisten dengan komitmen tersebut, bukan dengan penyebutan ekspansi produksi bahan bakar fosil.
“Generasi masa depan tidak akan menilai pemerintah berdasarkan kecerdikan dengan yang digunakan untuk memperluas produksi bahan bakar fosil,” tulis ilmuwan. “Mereka akan menilai apakah, ketika dihadapkan pada bukti ilmiah yang tidak dapat ditentang dan komitmen internasional jelas, mereka memiliki keberanian dan rasa empati untuk bertindak sesuai dengan kewajiban yang telah dibebankan secara bebas.”
Sumber: The Guardian
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