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>A promise to cut subsidies was first made at a G-20 meeting in Pittsburgh in 2009, but since then very little progress has been made So seven years and counti
by marcusgarvey 10y ago
>A promise to cut subsidies was first made at a G-20 meeting in Pittsburgh in 2009, but since then very little progress has been made
So seven years and counting.
>[U.S. Secretary of Energy] Moniz said the United States would eventually need legislative action in Congress to reach longer-term emissions goals, but he said that he believed public pressure for Congress to act would mount as sea levels rise and “Mother Nature’s voice” continues to get louder.
Translation: Nothing will be done until things take an unambiguously disastrous turn -- if then. How reassuring.
- adrenalinelol 10y agoAny country that is facing economic stagnation (most of the developed world) is going to be hard pressed to inflict short-term pain for long-term gain.
- marcusgarvey 10y agoI can think of at least two scenarios where that doesn't quite hold: in times of war and also in times when austerity-espousing politicians "have" to make budget cuts and focus those cuts on social welfare programs. Then comes all the flowery language in support of "shared sacrifice" for the greater good. Then, they are usually able to make very persuasive arguments for inflicting short-term pain. One would think these same politicians could use their rhetorical power to help avoid cataclysmic climate change.