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Dear children, do not listen to this man. He is leaving out important details. He didn't tell you that the only effective solutions to climate change are on th
by brendanmc6 7y ago
Dear children, do not listen to this man.
He is leaving out important details. He didn't tell you that the only effective solutions to climate change are on the policy level. That means new laws. Laws which apply to everybody in the whole country.
The smart climate experts all agree on this point, but Scott did not mention it. He should mention that these policies are nowhere in sight for the USA. He should be telling you children to tell your parents to vote for the right policies.
It seems like Scott is actually saying the opposite-- "it's no big deal, don't worry!". That's not true. If we do nothing, climate change will be a huge deal. And right now, many countries and their policymakers are doing nothing.
If we continue doing nothing, if we do not enact the right policies, we will not solve climate change fast enough. We will solve it eventually, yes, but too much damage will be done.
And that's the problem that Scott is ignoring. Nuclear energy takes too long. Technology takes too long. And people won't stop emitting on their own. So we need laws!
He is right about one thing though: you children, the ones Scott is speaking to, you will be fine. But many, many poor children in other places will not be fine. These poor children will be hurt and have their lives changed even though they did not have anything to do with climate change.
If something happens to them, it's because we let it happen. It's our fault. Isn't that enough reason to be worried?