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> No one, especially the rich, wants to compromise their current standard of living or economic situation for what would be required to turn this around. And t
by RcouF1uZ4gsC 3y ago
> No one, especially the rich, wants to compromise their current standard of living or economic situation for what would be required to turn this around.
And the poor don’t want to give up the possibility of increasing their living standard to become like the rich.
In the developing world, millions of people dream of having air conditioning and cars. They will not be happy with politicians that do things that take away that possibility from them.
- bryanlarsen 3y agoIn a great example of having your cake and eating it too: AFAICT in Germany they currently have some significant incentives to replace fossil fuel powered heating with a heat pump. A heat pump is also an air conditioner, so lots of Germans are getting air conditioning for the first time while at the same time significantly reducing their carbon output.