I love their discussion of sustainable growth. We don’t need massive skyscrapers, coworking spaces like LAUFT for example are great at being sustainable, small and helpful!
The economic system clearly needs changing. Call it capitalism or whatever. But we must not reinvent the wheel. We already have many international forums and institutions where our governments can send their experts and reach agreements. If effective policies are put in place, be prepared to have less disposable income as we internalize environmental costs and as governments increase taxation. A sustainable economy has more public services and less private consumption.
The conversation can benefit from tracing the loss of “Public Benefit” and the loss of moral accountability as King sponsored charters moved to no accountability Secretary of State corporation formations.
Question doesn't really make sense to ask tbh. There is no viable alternative to capitalism so even if its the case capitalism makes climate change worse, its not like it can be removed or replaced.
There is no objective observational evidence that we are living in a global climate crisis. The UN's IPCC AR6 WG1, chapter 12 "Climate Change Information for Regional Impact and for Risk Assessment", page 1856, section 12.5.2, table 12.12 confirms there is a lack of evidence or no signal that the following have changed: Air Pollution Weather (temperature inversions), Aridity, Avalanche (snow), Average precipitation, Average Wind Speed, Coastal Flood, Agricultural drought, Hydrological drought, Erosion of Coastlines, Fire Weather (hot and windy), Flooding From Heavy Rain (pluvial floods), Frost, Hail, Heavy Rain, Heavy Snowfall and Ice Storms, Landslides, Marine Heatwaves, Ocean Acidity, Radiation at the Earth’s Surface, River/Lake Floods, Sand and Dust Storms, Sea Level, Severe Wind Storms, Snow, Glacier, and Ice Sheets, Antarctic Sea Ice, Tropical Cyclones.
Carbon is good for plants, and free energy has been around since the early 1900s minimum. This whole debate is built on lies, and there is no green energy bill that passes that doesn’t make the politicians friends richer.
The previous commenter makes a point, but they don't see the full dynamic. Everyone who lives in the First World, and even developing nations, are all complicit in supporting the industrial complex. The issue is that some few exert power and influence over the many who don't. But large groups of otherwise powerless people can exert greater influence. It will take a very large group of people, working cooperatively, to turn humanity away from self-destruction.
Everything these people use requires power .clothes phones cameras the machines that make these things modern life would impossible without generated power just get real
Yes you are right everything requires energy. But if the energy comes renewable and eco-friendly sources we wouldn't have this mess. It is far cheaper to continue using fossil fuels, but we have to pay the price in other ways.
Climate breakdown affects everyone. The poorest most of all. The smoke from Canadian wildfires showed how impacts kill. Food production collapse expected around the end of this decade.
We need to do all the things but Non-Violent Direct Action or Civil Disobedience (NVDA / NVCD) is required. We’ve been doing all the “normal” things to address the “technical” aspects of avoiding the climate catastrophe and it hasn’t worked (it’s gotten worse)… it’s too late, so we need NVDA to wake society up to the need for systemic change (like civil rights or women’s suffrage). NVDA also moves the Overton window… our attempts at addressing the crisis have been consistently too modest…. We need bold changes… it will be a better world… check out places that are embracing the change… it means a better life for ordinary folk (and no measurable difference for the super wealthy… except luxury emissions)… #ActNow #Tell the Truth #CitizensAssembly #JustTransition. Love & Rage
@@benjaminvagg8514 could you elaborate? What did the IPCC report say that you’re referencing (it’s long and supports our case - but also full of optimistic assumptions) and what action would you conclude is appropriate? We read far beyond the headlines…
@@MarkGraham212 the latest IPCC report that its not a climate crisis, and the first one couldn't link carbon dioxide to temperature infact stated the opposite. AN if you have read an actual IPCC report you would see that academia is piss poor and woefully insufficient with most conclusions and abstracts not representative of the actual research. This is supported by most past academic contributors removing their names from the final reports, and the few that still have theirs published were only masters and phd candidates, not serious scientists.
Plastic will cause the end of civilisation, we’re drowning in it! If you truly care, be vegan for so many reasons. For the climate, for your bodily health, and for the billions of animals needlessly slaughtered every year!
