Re:Oceans 'soaking up more heat than estimated'
by ForHackernews on Thursday November 01, 2018 @07:11AM
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> Government opinion will always lag the peoples opinion - its a reactive organisation.
I don't think this is true. In the USA, incandescent lightbulbs were more-or-less banned in favour of energy-efficient CFLs and LEDs, and people whined and moaned like crazy. Then they very quickly got over it. If you'd waited around for everyone to convince their friends and neighbors to spend 300% more up front on light bulbs, that would never, ever have happened.
We need political leaders to show real leadership. I am not optimistic.
I don't think this is true. In the USA, incandescent lightbulbs were more-or-less banned in favour of energy-efficient CFLs and LEDs, and people whined and moaned like crazy. Then they very quickly got over it. If you'd waited around for everyone to convince their friends and neighbors to spend 300% more up front on light bulbs, that would never, ever have happened.
We need political leaders to show real leadership. I am not optimistic.