{"id":343173,"date":"2024-09-15T16:15:49","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T14:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=343173"},"modified":"2024-09-15T16:15:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-15T14:15:52","slug":"c40-cities-the-authoritarian-green-dream-to-destroy-your-life-and-wreck-the-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=343173","title":{"rendered":"C40 Cities: The Authoritarian Green Dream to Destroy Your Life and Wreck the Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"643\" data-attachment-id=\"343181\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=343181\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/02d8b2d46-a169-45fa-8f64-760524c2a0c8.jpeg?fit=2304%2C2048&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2304,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0,2d8b2d46-a169-45fa-8f64-760524c2a0c8\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/02d8b2d46-a169-45fa-8f64-760524c2a0c8.jpeg?fit=723%2C643&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/02d8b2d46-a169-45fa-8f64-760524c2a0c8.jpeg?resize=723%2C643&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-343181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/02d8b2d46-a169-45fa-8f64-760524c2a0c8.jpeg?resize=1024%2C910&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/02d8b2d46-a169-45fa-8f64-760524c2a0c8.jpeg?resize=300%2C267&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/02d8b2d46-a169-45fa-8f64-760524c2a0c8.jpeg?resize=768%2C683&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/02d8b2d46-a169-45fa-8f64-760524c2a0c8.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/02d8b2d46-a169-45fa-8f64-760524c2a0c8.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1820&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/02d8b2d46-a169-45fa-8f64-760524c2a0c8.jpeg?resize=1200%2C1067&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/02d8b2d46-a169-45fa-8f64-760524c2a0c8.jpeg?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/02d8b2d46-a169-45fa-8f64-760524c2a0c8.jpeg?w=2169&amp;ssl=1 2169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2024\/09\/12\/c40-cities-the-authoritarian-green-dream-to-destroy-your-life-and-wreck-the-economy\/\">Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/author\/jeeztheadmin\/\">Charles Rotter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buckle up, folks, because the latest scheme cooked up by the climate cultists, called&nbsp;<em>\u201cThe Future of Urban Consumption in a 1.5\u00b0C World,\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;is here. But before we dive into the insanity, let\u2019s take a quick look at the Frankenstein behind this disaster\u2014the&nbsp;<strong>C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c40.org\/about-c40\/our-history\/\">Formed in 2005, the&nbsp;<strong>C40 Cities initiative<\/strong>&nbsp;started as a network of major world cities coming together under the guise of fighting climate change.<\/a>&nbsp;Founded by then-Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, this group has morphed into a global cabal of 97 cities\u2014representing over 700 million people\u2014working together to impose draconian climate policies that governments wouldn\u2019t dare pass at the national level. These mayors, in love with their newfound global power, have turned C40 into a petri dish for radical climate action, setting the stage for policies so extreme, they\u2019d make the Green New Deal look reasonable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The group\u2019s mission? To turn cities into the front line of the so-called \u201cclimate emergency.\u201d Forget waiting for national governments\u2014C40 thinks it\u2019s time for your local mayor to impose sweeping changes on how you live, what you consume, and what freedoms you have left. And here\u2019s the kicker\u2014they\u2019re doing all of this without your vote or consent, using unelected global bureaucracies to push their agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their latest report,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c40knowledgehub.org\/s\/article\/The-future-of-urban-consumption-in-a-1-5-C-world?language=en_US\"><em>The Future of Urban Consumption in a 1.5\u00b0C World<\/em>,&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong>is the holy grail of eco-dystopian fantasies. It\u2019s a blueprint for gutting the economy, wrecking industries, and\u2014most importantly\u2014<strong>controlling every aspect of your life<\/strong>. This isn\u2019t just about reducing emissions; it\u2019s about&nbsp;<strong>using climate change as an excuse to expand government control<\/strong>&nbsp;over your personal freedoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Consumption-Based Emissions: The New Way to Blame YOU<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s kick this off with their latest con, the idea of&nbsp;<strong>consumption-based emissions<\/strong>. You buy a car? Well, you\u2019re not just responsible for the gas it burns. Oh no, you\u2019re now responsible for the steel, the rubber, the shipping, and the manufacturing process, regardless of where any of that takes place.&nbsp;<strong>85% of the emissions they\u2019re blaming you for come from somewhere else<\/strong>\u200b, and yet, somehow it\u2019s YOUR fault because you dared to buy a product. See how slick that is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Urban consumption is a key driver of global greenhouse gas emissions.<\/strong>&nbsp;Cities can have a significant impact on greenhouse gas emissions beyond their geographic borders by influencing global supply chains.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the scam: shift the blame to YOU, the consumer, and then shame you into compliance. It\u2019s brilliant, really, if your goal is to micromanage people\u2019s lives. They get to blame you for every factory in China spewing carbon because you bought a t-shirt. And here\u2019s the kicker\u2014they don\u2019t expect the rest of the world to clean up its act; they expect YOU to cut back, suffer, and shut up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mayors as Mini-Dictators: Power Grabs Disguised as Climate Leadership<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, onto the real heroes of this story: your local mayor. That\u2019s right, according to this report, city mayors are supposed to morph into eco-warriors and&nbsp;<strong>reshape markets<\/strong>&nbsp;by telling you what you can and can\u2019t buy\u200b. Oh, and they\u2019ll be getting into sectors they have no business touching, like&nbsp;<strong>aviation, food, and even clothing<\/strong>. Your mayor\u2014who can\u2019t even fill potholes on time\u2014is now going to be in charge of limiting your meat consumption, slashing your car ownership, and determining how often you can fly to visit your family\u200b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The key consumption categories that cities should target are food, buildings and infrastructure, clothing and textiles, private transport, aviation, and electronics and household appliances.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is insanity on a whole new level. These bureaucrats, who couldn\u2019t manage a bake sale without screwing it up, are suddenly climate experts who will dictate how you live your life. According to the C40 report, mayors need to be&nbsp;<strong>\u201centrepreneurial\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;in creating markets that enforce these draconian cuts on consumption. The irony is rich, because when was the last time a government entity ever created anything worth a damn?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These clowns want to create markets? What does that even mean? Translation: they want to crush free markets and replace them with bureaucratic controls, the kind only a socialist could love. They want to shut down industries that make cities thrive\u2014transportation, food, clothing, and more\u2014while dictating what you, the plebeian, are allowed to consume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Killing Jobs, Crushing Economies: The Economic Suicide Pact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh, but wait\u2014it gets worse. The report is full of idiotic recommendations that will blow up entire sectors of the economy. They want cities to cut&nbsp;<strong>clothing purchases by 66% by 2050<\/strong>\u200b. Do these morons have any idea what this means for jobs in the retail, textile, and shipping industries? Apparently not. You don\u2019t need new clothes, peasant. Wear that ragged old hoodie for the next 20 years while they lecture you about your \u201ccarbon footprint.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And don\u2019t get too attached to your car, either, because they\u2019re coming for that next.&nbsp;<strong>Reduce car ownership by 39% by 2050<\/strong>\u200b? Great idea\u2014unless you actually need to, you know,&nbsp;<strong>get places<\/strong>. But hey, if you live in some urban utopia where public transport actually works (it doesn\u2019t), maybe you\u2019ll be fine. For the rest of us in the real world, this is a non-starter.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"635\" data-attachment-id=\"343175\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=343175\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-342.png?fit=720%2C635&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,635\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-342.png?fit=720%2C635&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-342.png?resize=720%2C635&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-343175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-342.png?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-342.png?resize=300%2C265&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c40knowledgehub.org\/s\/article\/The-future-of-urban-consumption-in-a-1-5-C-world?language=en_US\">https:\/\/www.c40knowledgehub.org\/s\/article\/The-future-of-urban-consumption-in-a-1-5-C-world?language=en_US<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And let\u2019s not forget\u00a0<strong>aviation<\/strong>. These morons want to slash air travel too because apparently flying to visit relatives is a crime against Gaia. Less flying, fewer jobs, but more trees or something. You\u2019ll just have to accept that Grandma\u2019s birthday isn\u2019t worth the climate destruction caused by your round-trip ticket. Never mind that the people pushing this will still be jetting off to Davos or their fifth climate summit of the year\u2014rules are for you, not them.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"506\" data-attachment-id=\"343177\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=343177\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-343.png?fit=720%2C506&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,506\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-343.png?fit=720%2C506&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-343.png?resize=720%2C506&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-343177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-343.png?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-343.png?resize=300%2C211&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Green Tyranny: Engineering Behavior, Not Solutions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now comes the really insidious part. The entire report is based on the idea that&nbsp;<strong>your behavior needs to change<\/strong>\u2014not the behavior of the industries or the energy producers, but yours\u200b. The elitists behind this report are obsessed with engineering how you live, what you eat, and how much you\u2019re allowed to consume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They want to tell you to&nbsp;<strong>eat less meat<\/strong>\u200b, because, of course, animal agriculture is a villain in their story. Forget that many people rely on it for protein and livelihoods\u2014nope, you\u2019re expected to get with the program and adopt a diet of kale and soy because someone in an air-conditioned office decided that\u2019s what\u2019s best for the planet.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"431\" data-attachment-id=\"343178\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=343178\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-344.png?fit=720%2C431&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,431\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-344.png?fit=720%2C431&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-344.png?resize=720%2C431&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-343178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-344.png?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-344.png?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And don\u2019t even think about upgrading your phone or replacing your aging refrigerator. Nope, you\u2019ll be punished for that too. They expect you to stretch your\u00a0<strong>electronics and appliances\u2019 lifespan<\/strong>\u00a0for as long as possible\u200b. You don\u2019t get the convenience of modern living, but hey, at least you can pat yourself on the back for saving the Earth, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This isn\u2019t about making life better; it\u2019s about&nbsp;<strong>making you suffer<\/strong>. That\u2019s the plan. This is about controlling how you live, while the elites sit in their ivory towers, completely unaffected by the draconian policies they\u2019re enforcing on you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Fake Prosperity Pitch: Selling Poverty as Happiness<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As if all this wasn\u2019t absurd enough, the C40 Cities geniuses are trying to sell this agenda by claiming it will make you&nbsp;<strong>\u201cmore prosperous and happy.\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;Yeah, because nothing says happiness like having your personal choices dictated by bureaucrats\u200b. Nothing screams prosperity like slashing entire industries, killing millions of jobs, and leaving citizens with fewer options for food, transportation, and clothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What they\u2019re really doing is pushing&nbsp;<strong>poverty<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>austerity<\/strong>&nbsp;under the guise of \u201csustainability.\u201d Their idea of prosperity is for you to own less, eat less, and travel less. But don\u2019t worry, they\u2019ll frame this as a&nbsp;<strong>\u201cjust transition\u201d<\/strong>\u200b\u2014which is code for \u201cyou\u2019re going to be poor, but at least the planet will be green.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Bottom Line: This Plan is an Eco-Fascist Nightmare<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s cut the nonsense. This C40 Cities report isn\u2019t about \u201csaving the planet\u201d\u2014it\u2019s about&nbsp;<strong>control<\/strong>. It\u2019s about giving more power to local governments to meddle in your life and&nbsp;<strong>destroy free markets<\/strong>&nbsp;under the pretense of environmental responsibility. The fact that they\u2019re pushing this on cities\u2014where the majority of the world\u2019s economic activity occurs\u2014isn\u2019t an accident. They want to crush consumption, cripple industries, and turn you into a compliant little eco-serf, living under the iron fist of the climate elite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They aren\u2019t just coming for your car, your steak, and your flights\u2014they\u2019re coming for your&nbsp;<strong>freedom<\/strong>. And if we don\u2019t push back, we\u2019ll end up living in a world where every purchase, every bite, and every mile we travel is controlled, taxed, and regulated by these climate despots. That\u2019s the future they want:&nbsp;<strong>total control<\/strong>, total compliance, and&nbsp;<strong>zero freedom<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So no, C40 Cities. We\u2019re not buying it. You can keep your utopian eco-fascism, your behavior controls, and your idiotic plans to kill jobs and wreck the economy. We\u2019ll take freedom, thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is the list of US and Canadian participants so you can contact your local politicians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>US Cities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Austin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Boston<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chicago<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Houston<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Los Angeles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Miami<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New Orleans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>New York City<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Philadelphia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Phoenix<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Portland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>San Francisco<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seattle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Washington, DC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Canadian Cities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Montreal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Toronto<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vancouver<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">H\/T Tom Nelson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buckle up, folks, because the latest scheme cooked up by the climate cultists, called\u00a0\u201cThe Future of Urban Consumption in a 1.5\u00b0C World,\u201d\u00a0is here. But before we dive into the insanity, let\u2019s take a quick look at the Frankenstein behind this disaster\u2014the\u00a0C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":343181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691822316,691818056,691818849,691822946,691818443],"class_list":{"0":"post-343173","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-c40-cities","9":"tag-climate-change","10":"tag-green-new-deal","11":"tag-green-tyranny","12":"tag-greenhouse-gas-emissions","14":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/02d8b2d46-a169-45fa-8f64-760524c2a0c8.jpeg?fit=2304%2C2048&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1rh3","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":279515,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=279515","url_meta":{"origin":343173,"position":0},"title":"Davos Elite&#8217;s Vision Of Your Future","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"19\/09\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Welcome to the inaugural episode of Davos Watch. 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