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This is the fundamental issue. If there is a environmentally friendly way to industrially produce something, it is not rewarded by our current system of capital
by longwick 5y ago
This is the fundamental issue. If there is a environmentally friendly way to industrially produce something, it is not rewarded by our current system of capitalism. It is a form of green capitalism, still looking for profits to guide us to the best solution (when in fact there are better solutions. Our assertion of value is based solely on profits which is fundamentally at odds with this climate emergency. Would love to hear alternative thoughts.
- parineum 5y agoMany people consider one of the roles of government to create markets for technologies like you're describing which would otherwise have no markets. Markets are quite good at finding good solutions. Pursuit of profits isn't at odds with addressing climate change, we just need to make it profitable.