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> And we're not going to stop. It's as simple as that. I think that people who are using emotional energy, as you put it, disagree on this point.
by zck 11y ago
> And we're not going to stop. It's as simple as that.
I think that people who are using emotional energy, as you put it, disagree on this point.
- zzalpha 11y agoI think that people who are using emotional energy, as you put it, disagree on this point. And, to be blunt, they're wrong. There is literally no reason whatsoever that humans will all agree to curb greenhouse gas emissions. That would require that everyone 1) agree climate change is happening, 2) it's their responsibility to address it, and 3) it's worth the "cost" to try and address it. The vast majority of nations that contribute the lion's share of greenhouse gas emissions are developed western countries. The vast majority of nations that will bear the brunt of the consequences of climate change are poor, eastern and African nations. So those nations that could have the greatest impact have the least motivation to do anything. Thus we will continue to pump CO2 into the atmosphere until the immediate opportunity cost of doing so outweighs the immediate opportunity cost of not doing so (since humans are primarily driven by short-term economic needs). That basically requires non-CO2-producing resources to be cheaper than CO2-producing resources, and that won't happen for a long time, particularly in the transportation sector.