Reply to My hot take - climate change is about to hit in a major way!

Forum Index » Environment, Weather, and Green Living

Reply to "My hot take - climate change is about to hit in a major way!"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's frustrating that climate change will cause such misery in the coming decades and so few people care. I don't understand how even selfish people aren't at least concerned about what their own children will live through. Is it a state of denial? [/quote]

Ok, as a “selfish” person who doesn’t really care, I’ll bite:

1. Even accepting the dire worst case scenario predictions, there is nothing we can do to materially move the needle. There are massive industrial economies in India and China built on fossil fuels. The entire 3rd world runs on the same. Combined, that’s like 80% of the globe and it’s not changing. Composting my table scraps and driving a Prius around Arlington is a vanity exercise.

2. I have a great deal of confidence that as cost-benefit analysis shifts over time (should the situation deteriorate further), more resources and innovation will be brought to bear and we’ll more or less be fine. Lots of smart people out there, and over time the market will properly allocate labor and capital toward the optimal solution(s).

3. Related to 2 above, the most “immediate” impacts of climate change are not going to affect me, my family, my career, etc. Let’s assume there is meaningful coastal erosion and a reshaping of some coastlines and cities. And also that certain areas of the globe become uninhabitable due to extreme heat in the summer. OK. Not great, but people will adjust and I don’t own a beach house. I also wouldn’t go to India for all the tea in China, regardless of temperature. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics