• JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Stages of climate change dental:

    1 it doesn't exist

    2 we aren't causing it

    3 it isn't that bad

    4 we can't solve it

    5 it's too late now (so might as well go on consuming oil)

    We can't just throw our hands up and give up because we don't know how bad it will be yet. So we should still try everything we can to stop ghg emissions and sequester those already in the air.

    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2013/sep/16/climate-change-contrarians-5-stages-denial

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      1 year ago

      That’s basically the mindset I’m in.

      We’re screwed and won’t shape up in time. But I’m still going to self reflect and improve myself.

      There is very little chance. But there is zero chance if everyone lets zero chance stop them from caring about their own actions.

    • gandalf_der_12te@feddit.de
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      1 year ago

      That's nicely said.

      I think however, the problem is more that everybody wants to solve climate change, as long as it doesm't cost them anything.

      And since big companies and banks are the only ones with enough money to make a significant difference, climate change will only be solved by having cost-competitive clean sources of energy. Which we have.