I don't trust the capitalists to even mitigate damage. Or rather, their 'damage mitigation' will probably take the form of Fortress America-type plans, along with accounting gimmicks and an expansion of the police state to make sure the unfortunates are silenced with brutal efficiency. Yes, cutting emissions in half by 2030 would be better than throwing up one's hands and doing nothing, but I have almost no faith in the government to achieve even this modest goal. If you can find optimism in such a future, I am glad. But I think it's far more likely that global warming will cause unpredictable cascading problems, and the primary concern of the government will be listening to the exact assholes who are the most guilty of murdering the planet and preserving their ability to do just that.
I don't trust the capitalists to even mitigate damage. Or rather, their 'damage mitigation' will probably take the form of Fortress America-type plans, along with accounting gimmicks and an expansion of the police state to make sure the unfortunates are silenced with brutal efficiency. Yes, cutting emissions in half by 2030 would be better than throwing up one's hands and doing nothing, but I have almost no faith in the government to achieve even this modest goal. If you can find optimism in such a future, I am glad. But I think it's far more likely that global warming will cause unpredictable cascading problems, and the primary concern of the government will be listening to the exact assholes who are the most guilty of murdering the planet and preserving their ability to do just that.