Re:Climate tipping points are now imminent, scientists warn
by cogman10 on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @03:09PM
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> The individual does, ostensibly, have voting power and economic decision making capability.
I'd say the voting power is the #1 thing individuals can do to affect change. The economic decisions are, frankly, only something that the well off can afford to do.
However, it must be understood that real impact needs regulation. It's not enough for all the well off to drive Teslas. It's not enough to install solar on your home. It's not enough to run your own home garden.
Does it have impact? Some. But we are talking about orders of magnitude problems. All the work you do gardening doesn't come close to addressing the amount of CO2 pushed out by the airline industry, cruise industry, or shipping industry.
The main thing you can do is vote for politicians that will go after climate change (or at a minimum, won't stand in the way of politicians that do).
I'd say the voting power is the #1 thing individuals can do to affect change. The economic decisions are, frankly, only something that the well off can afford to do.
However, it must be understood that real impact needs regulation. It's not enough for all the well off to drive Teslas. It's not enough to install solar on your home. It's not enough to run your own home garden.
Does it have impact? Some. But we are talking about orders of magnitude problems. All the work you do gardening doesn't come close to addressing the amount of CO2 pushed out by the airline industry, cruise industry, or shipping industry.
The main thing you can do is vote for politicians that will go after climate change (or at a minimum, won't stand in the way of politicians that do).
This is an Amdahl's law problem.