floofloof@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-225 days agoWhy is climate action stalling, not ramping up as Earth gets hotter?www.newscientist.comexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareGrandwolf319@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·25 days agoCause we are facing global economic hardship, which is partially due to climate change. This is the sad part, most people’s priority is their standard of living so when economic hardship happens, they double down on short term thinking. This is why climate action needs to go hand in hand with economic reform so most people’s life gets better as we go towards solar punk. In theory the rich who have horded all that wealth could benefit humanity if that wealth becomes our piggy bank to fix things.
Cause we are facing global economic hardship, which is partially due to climate change.
This is the sad part, most people’s priority is their standard of living so when economic hardship happens, they double down on short term thinking.
This is why climate action needs to go hand in hand with economic reform so most people’s life gets better as we go towards solar punk.
In theory the rich who have horded all that wealth could benefit humanity if that wealth becomes our piggy bank to fix things.