During this week's United Nations climate change conference in the United Arab Emirates, one of the key proposals involved "scaling up accountability."

The phrase is intentionally vague, yet it implies repercussions for countries, businesses, and individuals failing to meet the ostensibly non-binding carbon emissions targets set by the Paris Accord. 

Calling something non-binding and then calling for consequences for those who don't comply meets the accepted definition of mandatory.

So what are they going to do to us? Tax us more? Fine us? Silence us? Cancel us from polite society? All those things are happening already.

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault proudly announces "even more ambitious" emissions regulations at the UN's COP28 climate conference. "We're now aiming for at least a 75% reduction for the oil and gas sector by 2030 in Canada." https://t.co/RPFfbxm6px pic.twitter.com/ayY7YHh39v

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Last night, Michelle Stirling from Friends of Science joined Sheila Gunn Reid to discuss what unfolded in the United Arab Emirates during the annual climate summit.

Michelle also discussed her recent battle for free speech and the academic exchange of ideas after two of her papers were censored.