Climate neutrality is currently like a political and economic tool that has little to do with science or practice. Various people with different approaches are using climate change as a tool to achieve their own goals, evidently hoping to gather more votes in the upcoming elections. If politicians cared about practical action, then even afforestation itself would take place more purposefully, focusing on peat soils, which generate significantly more emissions than the entire agricultural or transport sectors.
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In recent weeks, both in the Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers, the thesis has been heard once again: “We must act this way, otherwise there will be penalties, infringement procedures, etc.” Often, such a pseudo-argument completely excludes reasonable disputes, discussions, or alternatives, forcing those responsible to make decisions hastily and not always in the interests of Latvia. Why is that?
Old habits are hardening - someone somewhere knows better, let us rely on them
Lack of sufficient capacity or laziness to defend a different point of view
A generation of cabinet officials has been created who are accustomed to accepting rather than delving into matters
This is a serious problem for Latvia for which no solution is being sought. It will probably be all right somehow...
“We must plant more forests!” How not to lose common sense in discussions about tree felling
