In a weird twist of irony, Russia’s invasion has both taken away much needed attention from the climate crisis, and serves as a great example of the big picture that connects the two («autocrats are often directly the result of fossil fuel»). For all the progress that has been made since the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015, this trend is worrying: «Over those few years the world seemed to have swerved sharply away from democracy and toward autocracy – and in the process dramatically limited our ability to fight the climate crisis.»

From Weekly Filet #390, in April 2022.