We actually do need action, and the whole “we can’t do anything so why try” argument was never made in good faith to begin with. Rather it’s just one barrier of

We actually do need action, and the whole “we can’t do anything so why try” argument was never made in good faith to begin with. Rather it’s just one barrier of many in a game of political trench warfare. The bottom line is that we have incumbent industries that make money from the status quo and they maximize income by running out the clock.