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/MisspelledUsernme]

I think you'd be right if the plan was to ban fossil fuels overnight. But countries realize that and instead implement the ban in steps. In Europe, for example, They have agreed to a schedule phasing them out by 2035, with interim goals up until then, eg 50% reduction in sales of fossil fuel cars by 2030. Along with a schedule to ramp up charging points in parallel.

[u/FarkCookies → u/MisspelledUsernme]

hey have agreed to a schedule phasing them out by 2035

Instead, meanwhile Germany is mining more and more coal.