According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a group of United Nations (UN) scientists, "human activity is changing the climate in unprecedented and sometimes irreversible ways." The report "warns of increasingly extreme heatwaves, droughts and flooding, and a key temperature limit being broken in just over a decade."
The report's authors claim, that "it is unequivocal and indisputable that humans are warming the planet." This is incorrect and reflects the lack of honesty in the discussion.
We stated, on February 5, 2015, in testimony to the Norwegian Ministry of Finance (http://www.creativeinvest.com/NorwayTestimonyFeb52015.pdf) and on April 22, 2015 in testimony to the Government of the United Kingdom (https://www.creativeinvest.com/UKConsultationonChangestoInvestmentRegulationsApril222015.pdf ):
"As the market value of environmental, social and governance factors continues to grow, companies and investment managers will engage in fraudulent practices related to these factors. These practices will range from simple falsification of environmental, social and governance records to more sophisticated, but no less fraudulent methods related to environmental, social and governance ratings."
On September 22, 2015 automaker Volkswagen admitted that defeat devices used to cheat emissions testing were installed in 11 million vehicles worldwide.
On January 15, 2010, during a discussion on Race, Class and the Environmental Movement, we explored solutions for health/wealth disparities, the structure/metrics of injustice, and ideas for advancing equity.
See: https://www.prlog.org/10490189-race-class-and-the-environmentalmovement.html and https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LUCWzdGTyh92SqiUXjsiZ-ugM4eFGab/view?%20usp=sharing
As humanity approaches this issue, it will be important to correctly attach and identify the persons, industries and countries responsible for climate change liability, since significant global and national taxation will be required to correct this problem.
Unfortunately, the mechanisms currently in place to deal with climate change, like the Paris Agreement, suffer from the same flaws that were highlighted in the George Floyd protests: it is clear that the world has not, so far, been able to work together in an honest way with diverse voices to tackle these challenges.