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I've long expected these kinds of stories. The same people who have benefited from climate change and bred a lot of the chaos we're now experiencing will be abl

I've long expected these kinds of stories. The same people who have benefited from climate change and bred a lot of the chaos we're now experiencing will be able to live quite comfortably while the rest of us are left to deal with the consequences. This is one of the most distressing things about climate change: so much wealth was created at the expense of the planet and so little of that will ever go into fixing it. We will pay for it in terms of higher energy prices a million other ways instead. As the arctic continues to melt I expect there to be some nice openings in northern canada that are even more remote.

hueving 10y ago
Nearly everyone benefitted from climate change. The only people who didn't are the ones living in remote villages that don't have electricity or any other modern technology.
- dyeje 10y ago
  Well yes, most people have benefitted, but their point was the extremely wealthy won't have to care about the consequences.
- lumberjack 10y ago
  Those who benefited the most are those who will be affected the least. Can you not understand why some people might be upset by this?
- dv_dt 10y ago
  For some time now, we have been in a era where we have the knowledge and incentive to act, yet we haven't acted strongly enough to combat climate change. Nearly everyone benefited in the short term, but those with great wealth also have much more power to speed or slow the change away from fossil fuels. I think in general that power has been used to slow the fight against climate change.
  - andrei_says_ 10y ago
    According to studies, public opinion has almost zero effect on politics in contrast to the opinion of the very few wealthy individuals and businesses who can focus their influence and lobbying and have custom legislation written for them. At least in the USA. http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-27074746 http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-27074746 We are ruled by a small oligarchy which sees itself as invulnerable to economic and climate change. This is why we're incredibly late to the game of correcting it.

hueving 10y ago

Nearly everyone benefitted from climate change. The only people who didn't are the ones living in remote villages that don't have electricity or any other modern technology.

dyeje 10y ago
Well yes, most people have benefitted, but their point was the extremely wealthy won't have to care about the consequences.
lumberjack 10y ago
Those who benefited the most are those who will be affected the least. Can you not understand why some people might be upset by this?
dv_dt 10y ago
For some time now, we have been in a era where we have the knowledge and incentive to act, yet we haven't acted strongly enough to combat climate change. Nearly everyone benefited in the short term, but those with great wealth also have much more power to speed or slow the change away from fossil fuels. I think in general that power has been used to slow the fight against climate change.
- andrei_says_ 10y ago
  According to studies, public opinion has almost zero effect on politics in contrast to the opinion of the very few wealthy individuals and businesses who can focus their influence and lobbying and have custom legislation written for them. At least in the USA. http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-27074746 http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-27074746 We are ruled by a small oligarchy which sees itself as invulnerable to economic and climate change. This is why we're incredibly late to the game of correcting it.