We have to look at this like marxists. The use of fossil fuel is essentially baked into our ability to function as a society (and not just as a form of energy, but as products like plastic)
We can not change the cultural idea of consumption itself under capitalism. Trust me, some of the best minds in the world are working on ways to sequester carbon, many are promising, but these are only bandaids to allow us to continue consuming in our current pattern. There is no seriously altruistic endeavor in any capitalist country to address climate change for a reason: capital is not truly threatened by it. Capitalism loves crisis, it’s a chance to consolidate capital. Despite the massive risk to the wellbeing of humanity at large, so long as the piles of money of the wealthy aren’t threatened we will continue our doomed march towards the precipice of climate disaster.
I stand firmly in the belief that the driving force behind many future revolutionary efforts are going to be climate related, either directly or indirectly, and that will threaten the piles of money of the wealthy and be the actual hope for change. People may not notice their spending power drop 3% or quality of life drop in small yearly increments. People will notice when the tap has no more potable water and grocery shelves are empty.
I’m a climatologist. The answer is no, nothing will be done
Care to elaborate from your perspective?
We have to look at this like marxists. The use of fossil fuel is essentially baked into our ability to function as a society (and not just as a form of energy, but as products like plastic)
We can not change the cultural idea of consumption itself under capitalism. Trust me, some of the best minds in the world are working on ways to sequester carbon, many are promising, but these are only bandaids to allow us to continue consuming in our current pattern. There is no seriously altruistic endeavor in any capitalist country to address climate change for a reason: capital is not truly threatened by it. Capitalism loves crisis, it’s a chance to consolidate capital. Despite the massive risk to the wellbeing of humanity at large, so long as the piles of money of the wealthy aren’t threatened we will continue our doomed march towards the precipice of climate disaster.
I stand firmly in the belief that the driving force behind many future revolutionary efforts are going to be climate related, either directly or indirectly, and that will threaten the piles of money of the wealthy and be the actual hope for change. People may not notice their spending power drop 3% or quality of life drop in small yearly increments. People will notice when the tap has no more potable water and grocery shelves are empty.