Capitalism has caused destructive climate change to enrich wealthy elite

Sir, – In Italy six months of rain fell in 36 hours. The cost of rebuilding will be in the billions.

By the end of the century, the world risks losing 15% of its species if global temperatures climb 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, according to new research.

Spain is in a mega-drought. Out of the 55 hottest temperatures ever recorded in Spain, only five were recorded before 2020. On land and on sea, 2024 could be even hotter.

A report by the World Meteorological Organisation released last year showed the last eight years are on track to be the hottest on record.

It said still soaring emissions means humanity’s hopes to hit global temperature targets in the coming decades may not be achievable.

Every time a climate-related disaster occurs some businessmen or uneducated hacks, who aren’t real scientists, will declare that the science of climate change is wrong. Only those with a vested interest in the status quo – and the gullible they have manipulated – continue to deny reality.

Climate scientists are not talking about climate model predictions any more. The reality of extreme weather is here now.

Capitalist governments across the globe took no meaningful action on global warming, humanity is confronted with a catastrophe.

Global warming claims thousands of lives, threatens food supplies with devastating droughts and produces severe flooding,

The approaching catastrophe is already visible.

Although Earth has only warmed by 1.15 degrees since the end of the 19th Century, extreme weather events such as heatwaves, heavy rain and hurricanes are destroying the livelihoods of millions of people.

The rise in sea levels as a result of the melting of glaciers and polar caps will lead to even greater disasters.

The destruction of climate change has been brought about by capitalism.

This Ponzi scheme is designed to enrich a wealthy elite while trashing the planet.

The rest of humanity has to pay the price.