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Vv4nd t1_je6u3ig wrote

The economy would greatly benefit from doing something about climate change.

Well of cause certain impactful people do benefit short term from not doing much about it...

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scoofy t1_je6v3bo wrote

"Doing something" is a vague and nebulous term. People will have to give up tangible things they don't want to. Fighting climate change isn't all puppy dogs and rainbows. It's living in a walkup apartment instead of a house, it's trading a cheeseburger for a veggieburger, and it's riding an ebike in the rain instead of driving.

I already do most of those things. Most people I meet that promote "doing something" about climate change, suddenly say, "well not that!" when I start talking about the high GHG emissions from common everyday "necessities" they feel they can't or shouldn't have to part with.

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