Re:'Devastating' melt of Greenland, Antarctic ice sheets found
by bluescrn on Friday April 21, 2023 @06:19PM
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> Every person on this planet has the power and responsibility to change and act now.
Not really. Many are struggling to put a roof over their head and food on the table. If they commute by car they do it out of necessity, as living within walking/cycling distance of ones place of work is quite a luxury, and even moreso to live in an expensive city with good public transport.
EVs, heat pumps, and solar panels are essentially 'toys for the rich', only relevant to a tiny percentage of the world population, those who already have large homes and large incomes. Same goes for giving up/cutting down on air travel - the majority don't fly at all, or very infrequently.
And no, before you suggest it, society at large is not prepared to stop eating meat, and even less prepared to also give up dairy products.
What's left, other than the choice to not reproduce (and iif that's the expected action, who or what are we 'saving the planet' for?). Or the choice to commit suicide right now to make an infinitessimally small contribution to saving the beachfront mansions of the ultra-rich from the rising seas?
Not really. Many are struggling to put a roof over their head and food on the table. If they commute by car they do it out of necessity, as living within walking/cycling distance of ones place of work is quite a luxury, and even moreso to live in an expensive city with good public transport.
EVs, heat pumps, and solar panels are essentially 'toys for the rich', only relevant to a tiny percentage of the world population, those who already have large homes and large incomes. Same goes for giving up/cutting down on air travel - the majority don't fly at all, or very infrequently.
And no, before you suggest it, society at large is not prepared to stop eating meat, and even less prepared to also give up dairy products.
What's left, other than the choice to not reproduce (and iif that's the expected action, who or what are we 'saving the planet' for?). Or the choice to commit suicide right now to make an infinitessimally small contribution to saving the beachfront mansions of the ultra-rich from the rising seas?