> Greta Thunberg—the 16-year-old Swedish activist who helped inspire the worldwide surge in youth climate mobilizations—argued that the success or failure of th

> Greta Thunberg—the 16-year-old Swedish activist who helped inspire the worldwide surge in youth climate mobilizations—argued that the success or failure of the global climate movement will be determined by one measure: "the emission curve." > "People always tell me and the other millions of school strikers that we should be proud of ourselves for what we have accomplished," Thunberg wrote. "But the only thing that we need to look at is the emission curve. And I'm sorry, but it's still rising. So sobering to here this from a 16-year old. There is so much of a self-celebratory tone in some climate circles - "Great conference. Great event. We sent a strong message. We are working on such and such fantastic technology. The end of cool. This pledge. That promise". Sorry, your tech startup is worth nothing while PPM is still rising. In the context of the recent popular HN post [0], stop working your ass off. Take a day off. And then another one. Go meet your friends you haven't seen in a long while. Go for a walk. Better for climate and your mental health. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20116699 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20116699