A speaker at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, promoted the idea of cities where people could live “in harmony with nature” and not own cars Monday.
“What’s important is for policies to change the rules of the game, so sustainability becomes [the] easier choice, not just for the people, but also for the companies,” Bastien Girod of the Swiss National Council, the lower house of Switzerland’s legislature, said during the event.
“In Zurich, we have a lot of districts where you don’t actually need a car, because all the activities, school, buying something, everything you can do in walking distance, and by doing that people don’t buy a car,” Girod continued, noting that they had created an environment where people didn’t need cars, saying they made a “sustainable lifestyle, a lifestyle in harmony with nature is the easiest way to go.”
Day one and they’re already at it in #Davos.#WEF Open Forum: In Harmony with Nature: Bastien Girod, Member of the Swiss National Council pushing for “15 minute smart cities” so people dont need to own a car.
You’ll go nowhere, and you’ll be happy. pic.twitter.com/mWwF6CVDFG
— Tommy Robinson (@TommyRobinsonNS) January 17, 2023
Girod also praised President Joe Biden for proposing that the United States government only do business with companies that commit to the Paris Agreement.
The forum began Monday, with a delegation from the United States government that includes members of Congress, Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and climate envoy John Kerry.
Former CNN host Brian Stelter, New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger, Internews CEO Jeanne Bourgault, and European Commission Vice President Vera Jourová were among panelists discussing ways to address “disinformation” during the summit. ‘
The WEF labeled “misinformation” as a “moderately severe” risk to the world in a report released Monday.
Attendees arrived in Davos using over a thousand private jets in 2022, according to Fox News, prompting criticism from environmentalists, who cited the carbon emitted by the planes.
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These urban parasites know next to nothing about nature.
Well, if they are looking for MISINFORMATION, then start with the claim that this forum is promotoing “smart policies.” The answer to these ideolouges almost always seems the same. A “One Size Fits All” mentality. In a small, urbanized country like Switzerland with sufficient public transportation, most folks who don’t need a car can figure that out. My question to this speaker (in the video clip) is this: “So, what is your answer in a place like Wyoming where you may need to travel 300 miles on any given day in 15-20 degree below zero weather?” YOU want to depend on an EV or an Uber to cover that? Good luck. This isn’t about a climate crisis. This is about IMPOSING your will & eliminating as many free choices (as possible) because YOU seem to think you are smarter than everyone else. A FREE MARKET remains the BEST way to allocate resources & guide consumer choice, NOT central government planners. Personal freedom is of no concern to these zealots. Well, it matters a LOT to the rest of us…
Well Randy, his answer would be “Don’t live in Wyoming”. They want us all to crowd into cities living in small apartments, use public transportation, walk, ride bikes, etc. And lastly, “like it!”
That guy could not FIND Wyoming on a map, let alone “fly over” it…
What happens when you’re old?? And weak. A large proportion of society. Girod hasn’t really thought about that, has he.
You got me Alan, 81 years old, walk with a cane. Southern California desert. If I wanted to visit my nearest neighbor walking, it’s 500 yards of sand and creosote bushes, straight line. Driving would make it over a half mile. If I had a mail box for “Rural Free Delivery”, it would be a mile and a quarter round trip.
I was born and raised in a city. Do I want to live in a city? HECK NO!
“Girod hasn’t really thought… ” You got that right.
Just another delusional Globalists idiot just like Biden seems to me like this pinhead has been have way to many trips to the wine cellar or just your typical globalists with crazy ideas
Then i suggest this delusional Idiot go live in the forests far away from any sign of Humanity so we don’t have to put up with his stupid ideas let him see nature up close and personal