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>Also in this day and age, these things accomplish very little The thing about this day and age, is that it is generally different than it was yesterday. The
by inflatableDodo 7y ago
>Also in this day and age, these things accomplish very little
The thing about this day and age, is that it is generally different than it was yesterday.
The Extinction Rebellion protests have so far been some of the most successful in recent memory, they had politicians scrambling to be the first to declare a 'climate emergency'. Whether the talk converts to any action is another thing, but they have been very successful in raising the political visibility of the issue.
- manigandham 7y agoWhat exactly does declaring a "climate emergency" do? Especially when this is a global situation that requires the most cooperation and changes in countries like China, India, and elsewhere?
- inflatableDodo 7y agoDeclaring an emergency is a standard method employed by humans to let other humans know that they think there is an emergency that everybody should be acting on. If I see a fire in the house I am in, it might be in the grate, or it might be on the sofa. If I declare some sort of 'fire emergency', it can help to point out to other humans which of the two situations I think I am encountering and how they might therefore choose to react. I hope this helps.
- mffnbs 7y agoAs someone who's constantly learning how to be human, I found this helpful.
- inflatableDodo 7y agoI'm glad you found it helpful, though if I'm the best guide you can find, you are probably doomed.
- steveklabnik 7y agoI’ve also thought this in the past, and I know basically nil about British politics, but in the States at least, these declarations can control what pool of money you can use to work against the problem. For example, Trump declared immigration a national emergency in an attempt to use funds to build the wall that he would not have otherwise been able to do so. See the second paragraph of https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Emergency_Concerning_the_Southern_Border_of_the_United_States https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Emergency_Concernin...