lapsed_gamer said:
I came in to say something very similar to this. Are we taking terrible care of our planet? Absolutely. Are we the sole or even the largest cause of climate change? Probably not. Can we make the situation better for ourselves and our fellow inhabitants by being a little smarter? Definitely. |
The things that make sense for tackling climate change generally make sense on a short-term environmental and long-term economic level as well.
Nuclear fusion and renewables research to reduce oil dependence and nuclear fission problems
Hydrogen/electric cars to reduce cost of transport and increase air quality/reduce noise
Rewarding companies for conserving exhaustible resources
Bringing the population boom under control worldwide
And so on.
Whether you believe in the specifics of climate change is tangential to what actions humanity has to take.
