3 ms·

Environmentalist solutions that would lower carbon would have no negative impact on our standards of living, and would in fact raise it. For example we know fr

Environmentalist solutions that would lower carbon would have no negative impact on our standards of living, and would in fact raise it. For example we know from studies that long car commutes are terrible for your health and even dramatically rise divorce rates. With that in mind, jurisdictions with good public rapid transportation networks have higher quality of life than SF, and at the same time have less CO2 emissions due to the more efficient transportation system. The reason for friction against environmentalism is because the low carbon solutions have been politicized into being part of the left/right culture war. The result is inexplicable push back against dull public works that benefit everyone on top of also lowering CO2.

rmbyrro 5y ago
From my point of view, two of the main factors against environmentalist ideas were: 1. Scientific dishonesty among some environmentalist researchers 2. Vocal advocates caught doing exact opposite in their personal lives - hypocrisy
stcpy1980 5y ago
Culture war is just a small part of the problem. In order to avoid disasters, we will have to limit our consumption to the levels of 1960ies. For many businesses, big and small this means complete bankruptcy. If you want reliable numbers, Google for 'future economic challenges' and get the report from French Nobel prise winning economists.