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[–] Mereo@lemmy.ca 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Capitalist system = we'll acknowledge climate change only when it will seriously begin to hurt our bottom line. By then, it will be already too late. Earth will be f***ed.

[–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

oh, I think its worse than that.

"nothing will change until we have extracted maximum value from selling you the poison and you then beg us to sell you the 'solution', suckers!"

[–] chahk@beehaw.org 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Earth will be just fine. People are fucked.

[–] t3rmit3@beehaw.org 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

The only way that anyone in government is trying to solve this is via more money to corporations. Pay them to switch to X. Buy Y from them to replace Z.

Carbon credits are a con. Solar and wind are great, but they don't actually solve emissions on their own; you have to mandate the closure of the non-green energy sources too. And lots of emission sources are not even being targeted at all.

On the upside, my Mini is gonna look awesome with armor plating, out on the dunes that used to be oceans. Shiny, and chrome!

[–] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 5 points 4 months ago

On the upside, my Mini is gonna look awesome with armor plating, out on the dunes that used to be oceans. Shiny, and chrome!

better start working on breaking your water addiction now, get ahead of the curve

[–] bl4kers@beehaw.org 1 points 4 months ago

If you feel like taking action I recommend checking out this advocacy website: https://www.climatechangemakers.org