Addressing climate change does not have to be coupled with making our lives worse, nor is it a condemnation of industrialized society. Fossil fuels need to be r

Addressing climate change does not have to be coupled with making our lives worse, nor is it a condemnation of industrialized society. Fossil fuels need to be replaced with energy sources that don't emit greenhouse gases, but otherwise it does not require de-growth. I think there's so much skepticism of climate change precisely because so many of those pushing for action are so invested in using climate change to push for other political goals. Chiefly anti-capitalism and de-growth. People aren't necessarily adverse to climate action, they're adverse to anti-capitalism or de-growth. As much of a buffoon he's been in recent years, one of the best things Elon Musk has done via Tesla is demonstrate that climate action does not have to be coupled with the deeply unpopular positions that so many climate activists espouse. Likewise, France demonstrates how electricity can be thoroughly decarbonized without making people's lives substantially more uncomfortable.