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We should be, but we won't be. Nobody cares about it, least of all the politicians. The Paris Climate conference was hosted at an airport dedicated to the most
by candiodari 9y ago
We should be, but we won't be. Nobody cares about it, least of all the politicians. The Paris Climate conference was hosted at an airport dedicated to the most polluting form of travel in existence (Paris Le Bourget).
What can we say ?
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/10/obama-travels-in-private-jet-to-italian-climate-change-conference http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/10/obama-travels-in-private-j...
https://www.wired.com/2015/11/the-paris-talks-could-produce-300000-tons-of-co2-hope-theyre-worth-it/ https://www.wired.com/2015/11/the-paris-talks-could-produce-...
https://nofrakkingconsensus.com/2015/10/21/private-jet-airport-hosts-paris-climate-summit/ https://nofrakkingconsensus.com/2015/10/21/private-jet-airpo...
http://www.mrc.org/articles/media-hype-davos-climate-change-focus-1700-private-jets-fly http://www.mrc.org/articles/media-hype-davos-climate-change-...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/copenhagen-climate-change-confe/6736517/Copenhagen-climate-summit-1200-limos-140-private-planes-and-caviar-wedges.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/copenhagen-climate-cha...
Neither does it seem to matter if climate action backfires. I mean, saving energy as a solution to global warming violates basic economic principles (Jevons' paradox, which is a bad name since it isn't a paradox).
But even earth hour actually uses more power (because it makes the grid energy use unpredictable, which forces electricity companies to keep producing power ignoring earth hour, and just destroy power they don't need. This is required to avoid blackouts).
Appearing to do something is the name of the game. If it doesn't achieve anything, or even if it's incredibly counterproductive ... nobody cares.
And of course socialists and the left have always been famous for demanding large changes in other's lifestyles and then refusing to change their own. This is not new:
https://erwangrey.wordpress.com/2015/03/28/revolutionary-rolex/ https://erwangrey.wordpress.com/2015/03/28/revolutionary-rol...