ManWithDominantClaw
ManWithDominantClaw t1_iugl9h7 wrote
Reply to Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg said on Sunday she will skip next month's COP27 talks in Egypt, slamming the global summit as a forum for "greenwashing" by DoremusJessup
COP26 saw too many protests for their liking, so they're holding this one in a place where protesting is not only illegal but is enforced with serious brutality. Tells you everything you know about the leaders who are supposedly listening to the people.
ManWithDominantClaw t1_ittoa9b wrote
Reply to Halloween in Australia by TruggWalg69
I thought he was an Aussie for the longest time. Turns out he was from Florida
ManWithDominantClaw t1_itscdn4 wrote
Reply to comment by scienceguy8 in Moonwalkers give users a powered boost as they walk by geoxol
That's like letting your kid have ice cream for dinner if they do their homework. Like, it's not only silly, it's putting the least discerning in a position of bargaining power and establishing their expectations for next time you need them to do anything.
Honestly if powered shoes are the free market solution then bring on the October Revolution
ManWithDominantClaw t1_its4fzm wrote
Environmentalists: the best way to reduce emissions is to reduce our power consumption
Marketing departments of brand name shoe companies:
ManWithDominantClaw t1_iujau2w wrote
Reply to comment by constroyr in Moonwalkers give users a powered boost as they walk by geoxol
As opposed to transitioning to EVs, building renewables or developing tech like CCS, reducing consumption is the crucial step not discussed in policymaking so environmentalists do consider it a focal point. It's not an individualist solution, it comes from effective proliferation of measures that promote an alternative lifestyle.
As for voting, by all means do it if everyone else is, but keep in mind that if nobody did, leaders wouldn't have a public mandate. As the saying goes, if voting changed anything, they wouldn't let you do it. Politics is more than just the ballot box, its something one should be engaged in every day on the local level.