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At the international level, the United Nations' climate chief Simon Steele is scrutinized for his own hypocrisy. Steele, who has been urging countries like Australia to intensify their emission reductions, previously supported tax breaks for oil and gas industries in Grenada—his home country in the Caribbean. This support seemingly contradicts his current stance advocating for higher emissions cuts.
Joyce notes this transition as an example of "cult-like" behavior among climate activists and leaders, who often enrich themselves at the expense of the taxpayers' trust. The pattern of preaching virtue while privately benefitting materially resembles classic cult dynamics—where followers are led to believe in sacrifice, but leaders indulge in wealth and privilege.