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You act as if climate change is not a real issue. While I agree (to a point) that no single person is "shutting down the world economy to stop global warming,"
by jstrieb 10y ago
You act as if climate change is not a real issue. While I agree (to a point) that no single person is "shutting down the world economy to stop global warming," that doesn't detract from the capability Trump has---as the president of the second largest carbon-emitting country---to do damage to the world's long-term well-being. There's a lot that can be done to improve the world's environmental situation besides just implementing renewable energy, and by denying that there is a problem, Trump can damage environmental efforts on all fronts. (For more info on that, look at the predicted damage to coastlines due to sea-level rise; it's coming regardless of whether or not it's acknowledged and people can choose to prepare or they can let their kids deal with it.) Not to mention that clean energy is a massively growing industry and there is no need to shut down the world economy to continue to make a positive impact.
As far as I'm concerned, even entertaining the possibility that efforts to counteract climate change are wasteful is a denial of scientific fact and a selfish, careless way to look at a planet that will suffer most immediately during your children or grandchildren's lives.