So many people are working on climate issues and trying to create robust and resilient communities... and yet places like Twitter are absolutely filled with climate deniers who seem to want nothing more than to tear down any attempt and trying to build something good... isn't abundant, inexpensive and non-polluting energy a good goal even if you don't believe in climate change?
It drives me nuts that the biggest climate bill in the world, the US IRA, passed, and now even after it's passed politicians are still trying to erode it by holding the US economy hostage.... and these are all the same people that will likely be the least affected by the increased extreme weather events in our near future.
This is the thing. Same as when we were kids - it was about pollution of the environment, not climate change. No one wants pollution - there was complete consensus. The conversation got hijacked and twisted for corporate gain.
For the people making the decisions at the "top" - they will not live long enough to be heavily affected. *#notmyproblem should be their twitter tag.
Corporate is very, very good at hijacking and redirecting conversations to prevent or slow down any meaningful change. I feel like we've lost 50 years of really important time to make dramatic world-changing changes.
Not only will the people at the top be gone, but their families will probably be mostly fine too since it's all the rest of us that will be affected by extreme weather events and climate displacement/refugees long before those families are are.
I agree. So much could have been done with redirected resources. How far would battery have tech advanced if truly supported from the 80s, instead of maintaining oil and coal industries.
I believe controllership of the world hasn't change much over the centuries. It was always ruled by monarchies who assert their power over their populace. Now it's family dynasties hidden behind LLCs and muddled up behind the legal system.
In this sense, I am always a pessimist and I believe nothing would ever change despite all the technology we have. We might have the perception that we can change things, but it's all because the powers above deem it possible. Just another spook in the wheel. I accept it and try to make the most out of it and hope to leave something for my future generations.
/end sad note