| ▲ | thrownthatway 3 hours ago | ||||||||||||||||
> climate policy Fuck climate policy. There could be an earthquake any moment now that ruptures a massive natural CO formation that would eclipse any anthropogenic generated emissions in matter of hours. What have we done to mitigate that risk? Nothing. There is a non-zero chance Earth will be relieved of the responsibility of harbouring complex life any moment now by a loose pile of gravel travelling at 60 kilometres a second. Zero mitigation. Let’s work out this food-housing-energy deal for everyone before we mandate unaffordable unreliable energy that results in unaffordable everything. Maybe your shielded from that because your own a mid six figure income at $UNICORN, but I guarantee you the rest of us have had enough of this climate change fucking bullshit luxury belief. | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | pqtyw an hour ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
Air pollution has a direct negative impact on everyone's quality of life, I don't see why would you chose to decouple from "food-housing-energy". Coal would still be a bad deal even if climate change wasn't a concern. | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | pyrale 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
> What have we done to mitigate that risk Climate change isn't a risk that needs mitigation, it is not a contingency of hypothetical events. It is happening right now, and lives are already being claimed. Maybe you are shielded from that and want to keep your lifestyle rather than adapting. | |||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | swiftcoder 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||
Hey man, I live on a small farm ~50km from the city, where we get to battle more and more wildfires every year, and it no longer rains enough to keep the water supplies flowing all summer. Climate change is a bigger issue for a lot of of the world than your personal experience might suggest | |||||||||||||||||
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