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Well deserved. She has brought the seriousness and gravity of climate change into the public discourse without the sugar coating and hand waviness activists hav
by makerofspoons 7y ago
Well deserved. She has brought the seriousness and gravity of climate change into the public discourse without the sugar coating and hand waviness activists have had in the past. The bluntness people criticize her for is exactly what we need now- world and industry leaders need to be held accountable.
- leovingi 7y agoWhich leaders? Please be specific and provide a full list of names.
- makerofspoons 7y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_heads_of_state_and_government https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_heads_of_state... With the exception of the government of Bhutan, the only carbon-negative country as of 2019.
- bryanlarsen 7y agoThat's a pretty high bar; I'd also exclude the countries on track for their 1.5 degree C Paris commitments, Morocco and Gambia. Still a pretty small and dismal list. https://climateactiontracker.org/countries/ https://climateactiontracker.org/countries/
- varvar 7y agoSorry, Shill, but it comes down to a power play, with lot of money to be made in the process. The high morals surrounding this fairly tale are for the still gullible.
- lewisflude 7y agoName calling is rarely a good argument tactic. See http://www.paulgraham.com/disagree.html http://www.paulgraham.com/disagree.html
- dang 7y agoPersonal attacks and/or name calling will get you banned here. Would you please review the rules and stick to them when using HN? https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html