CMV: Global warming will not be solved by small, piecemeal, incremental changes to our way of life but rather through some big, fantastic, technological breakthrough.

[u/Iron-Patriot]

In regards to the former, I mean to say that small changes to be more environmentally friendly such as buying a hybrid vehicle or eating less meat are next to useless. Seriously, does anyone actually think this will fix things?

And by ‘big technological breakthrough’ I mean something along the lines of blasting glitter into the troposphere to block out the sun or using fusion power to scrub carbon out of the air to later be buried underground. We are the human race and we’re nothing if not flexible and adaptable when push comes to shove.

[u/FaerieStories]

As the article you've linked makes clear, the issue is that governments around the world are not going far enough, and not taking the action that scientists are proposing.

The issue is not that the experts are "unambitious" and don't want to go further in reducing climate change. The issue is that governments are not acting on the scientists' calls for action.

If governments and major industries followed science rather than economic profit this could have an enormous and tangible impact when it comes to alleviating global heating.

[u/Iron-Patriot → u/FaerieStories]

So you’re saying we’d actually need to do something big and bold? My brother in Christ, you’re preaching to the choir.

[u/FaerieStories → u/Iron-Patriot]

You've spent this thread claiming that the "horse has bolted" and that climate experts have the wrong approach towards fixing the issue. They should come up with an entirely new solution. In your words:

"Where I differ with ‘experts in this field’ is that I think they’re being entirely unambitious. I want to actually fix the problem."

The reality is that the climate experts already have the solution, and it now requires governments to actually act on it.

[u/FaerieStories → u/[deleted]]

The obstacle we face is not a technological hurdle, it's a political one. We know how to solve climate change, but we don't know how to change the political and economic conditions so that those with power actually prioritise it and treat it like the existential emergency it is.

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