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547. The Truth About Russian Oil, Net Zero, and North Sea Drilling
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Will We Ever Reach Net Zero? The Climate Argument Jørgensen Really Wants to Make
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This is the emotional centrepiece of the episode. When asked whether net zero is achievable and why the argument is being pushed back, Jørgensen sets aside data and economics to speak personally about the climate emergency itself. [1] — Dan Jørgensen "Climate change, that's the biggest threat multiplier we have on this planet, and it will lead to wars and insecurity and immigration." 25:18 He recalls working as a 19-year-old in a London hotel where the only sign of summer was that the rain was slightly warmer — contrasting that with today's lethal heatwaves across the UK and Europe. He argues that climate change is not a future problem: it is hitting the most vulnerable parts of the world now, and Europe is the fastest-heating continent. He invokes it as the 'biggest threat multiplier on the planet' — a driver of wars, instability, and mass migration. It is, he insists, the one crisis that will not be solved and will only get worse, unlike Ukraine or the Middle East. The contrast between this framing and the dry economic arguments he usually deploys is deliberate and striking.
