Why is Queen Elizabeth’s Funeral More Covered Than the Climate Crisis? – Is it good?

Essay by Eric Worrall

Professor of wildlife ecology Euan Ritchie expressed his disappointment that the mainstream media did not pay attention to the issues he cared about.

Why has the Queen’s death received such saturated media coverage when Earth’s future has been largely ignored?

Euan Ritchie
Friday, September 16, 2022 11.29 AEST

Just a day after the Queen’s death, another insightful study regarding the risk of exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming was published.

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Even so, I am not here to debate the merits and contributions of the Queen and the royal family, nor long overdue. transition to an Australian republicor history is too often overlooked, belittled and darker and the issues confronting, including maintenance of electrical structures and the ongoing damage and devastation of state-recognized colonialism. That is neither my position nor my area of ​​expertise, and I would like to extend my sincere condolences to all those who are grieving and suffering, regardless of their reasons, and any background. cultural, political, and personal persuasion they may have.

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On September 9, just one day after the Queen’s death, another day turning point and in-depth study associated with the risk of exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming for triggering multiple climate weather points has been published. Like so many scientific publications and warnings before, this article makes a lot of sense that our unsustainable existence as a whole sets us up for a really bad future. This puts people’s lives and livelihoods at risk of severe, prolonged and, worst, destruction.

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But it became trivial and almost hazy compared to the saturation level when the Queen passed away.

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Euan Ritchie is a professor of ecology and wildlife conservation at the Center for Integrated Ecology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/enosystem/commentisfree/2022/sep/16/why-did-the-queens-death-receive-saturation-media-coverage- gone-the-future-of-the-earth- almost ignored

Euan Ritchie, I hope you appreciate WUWT’s effort to shed light on your lonely struggle to be heard, in a ruthless, emotionless world full of people who care about important issues important.