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"Just" does so much work in these comments. I mean... Why do the smart people not "just" develop a perfect economic plan? Or "just" end world hunger? Or "just"
by Tadpole9181 1y ago
"Just" does so much work in these comments.
I mean... Why do the smart people not "just" develop a perfect economic plan? Or "just" end world hunger? Or "just" stop global conflicts?
Anyway, there have been multitudes of plans and strategies and actions to chip away at the problem. All of them require sacrificing political capital, raising taxes and the costs of products, and effort. And you get nothing substantial in return.
So while the entire scientific community tried pushing education and solutions galore, the political and corporate establishment fought tooth and nail against any aspect that did not immediately profit them. To the point that now an entire party in the richest country on Earth that holds all three branches of government uses opposition to solving the problem as one of the core tenants of their platform.
- yupitsme123 1y agoSmart people are doing those things. Just in a way that benefits them and not necessarily you or I. Anyway, what is the solution that the scientific community proposed and that was killed by the political and corporate establishment? What is the plan that the non-US countries have implemented to eliminate the problem?
- jochem9 1y agoSolution: reduce CO2 emissions to carbon neutrality. This has been agreed multiple times, most notably the Paris agreement of 2015, which set deadlines for countries to achieve carbon neutrality. The plan failed in e.g. the US because politicians didn't follow through. Trump literally withdrew from the Paris agreement. All but 3 countries in the world participate in the Paris agreement. This includes all big CO2 emitters, like China, US (now withdrawn), India and EU countries.
- yupitsme123 1y agoThat's a goal more so than a plan.