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The science has been settled since the 1970's. Since then it has been a political issue and football that has been kicked around and ignored for a long time. Th
by PaulKeeble 9y ago
The science has been settled since the 1970's. Since then it has been a political issue and football that has been kicked around and ignored for a long time. The collapse of Kyoto in the 1990's was probably the moment when I knew humanity wouldn't choose to save its habitat and certainly wasn't interested in doing it in the least expensive way, which is what the 2C warming "goal" is about, it is the cheapest route.
Alas the USA collapsed the deal then and it is on its way to trying to collapse the Paris agreement now. The oil companies are fully aware of this and have been as long as we the people have been since the science was settle 5 decades ago. They can't be sued for our collective choice to not do anything, that isn't fair.
- mannykannot 9y agoSuing the oil companies is not going to make a difference, anyway. What matters is the broad public opinion, and the good news is that we seem to have passed one tipping point, in that the consensus now is that climate change is both real and problematical, and deniers are increasingly being seen as cranks.
- ZeroGravitas 9y agoIt will take money from people who continue to fund denial and political diversions. It will increase the potential costs they consider the next time a major industry has to choose between ending human civilization and their quarterly profits. It will punish shareholders who supported this behaviour. It's not the only answer but I don't see any way that it hurts.
- mannykannot 9y agoAgreed; I am not particularly upset that it is happening.