I predict that we get to have actual, fast, non-partisan progress when it comes to the energy and emission problems in the near future. I'm hopeful. Progressiv

I predict that we get to have actual, fast, non-partisan progress when it comes to the energy and emission problems in the near future. I'm hopeful. Progressives have been pushing to phase out harmful energy sources (among many other things) since more than half a century across the developed world. There was always push-back from conservative voices, NIMBYs and just generally ignorant people, but that is starting to weaken and we see more and more convergence. - First, the concerns, typically based on scientific evidence, was simply ignored. - When voices got louder, there was a push-back based on economic concerns, still ignoring the threat of pollution. - Meanwhile a wave of propaganda started to saw doubt about the effects of pollution, climate change and so on. - At first it was said that climate change will not happen. - Then it was said that climate change is not man made. - Denying climate change was becoming unpopular, so they started talking about feasibility, nitpicking, ad-hominem/ridicule and distraction. All of this time everyone could have invested time, money and brain power into shifting to renewable energy, energy storage, energy efficiency, insulation etc. And now since more and more weather changes and catastrophes are actually happening, there are suddenly people from the same camp talking about bringing back nuclear. Why? Because of an political issue that nobody predicted and is completely unrelated to the global threat of climate change. But this is a good thing. It is the first step to realization that everyone should put much more effort into sustainable energy and peripheral issues. It might happen for the 'wrong' reasons, but it will happen.