Re:The impact of direct air carbon capture on climate change
by triceratops on Friday November 22, 2019 @05:19PM
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> Even if everyone in America went vegan
> we don’t have the political will.
Something tells me that achieving the first would more easily lead to the second. For a politician whose constituency is mostly vegans, their work on climate change will determine whether they keep their seat. If their constituents are pickup-truck-driving, McMansion-owning suburbanites, it's not going to be a priority.
I recognize that getting everyone to go vegan isn't possible or maybe even desirable. But let's not pretend that willing personal sacrifice isn't at least part of the solution.
> we don’t have the political will.
Something tells me that achieving the first would more easily lead to the second. For a politician whose constituency is mostly vegans, their work on climate change will determine whether they keep their seat. If their constituents are pickup-truck-driving, McMansion-owning suburbanites, it's not going to be a priority.
I recognize that getting everyone to go vegan isn't possible or maybe even desirable. But let's not pretend that willing personal sacrifice isn't at least part of the solution.