yup. we're putting CO2 into the atmosphere at a ridiculous and ever-increasing rate. 40 gigatons of CO2 last year -- that's around 5 tons of CO2 / (person * yea

yup. we're putting CO2 into the atmosphere at a ridiculous and ever-increasing rate. 40 gigatons of CO2 last year -- that's around 5 tons of CO2 / (person * year), assuming a fantasy version of the world where we're all contributing an equal amount of pollution. it's not just "the economy", it is (people) * (polluting affluent lifestyles). that said, it doesn't help that the people with the bulk of the wealth and political power are the ones that perceive they have the most to lose if the status quo changes. it also doesn't help that it is very difficult to stay focused on longer-term problems, while society tends to focus on playing the game for short term wins. invest, speculate, profit. it'll be an interesting few decades. hopefully we realise that ideas that served us well in the past are context-dependent, and the context is changing.