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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah there was an agreement in Paris in 2015, and the one of the first things Trump did when elected to office was to back out of that deal. Never trust an (unsuccessful) business man to choose what is best for people, they only care about making more money for themselves and to hell with all the people that die or get hurt along the way.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

We rejoined in 2021.

The doomer view is that even that agreement is too little too late. We should’ve been doing this stuff in the 80s.

[–] Nutbiggums 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Good to know the billionaires will do just fine. Rest of us not so much

[–] CodingAndCoffee 3 points 1 year ago

Fortunately, the Orcas have already learned to hunt them

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Once the boat sinks we all go into the water. But it’ll take a while so for now cognac is still being served on the upper decks.

[–] TheRighteousMind 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Clearly politicians continue to know more than climate scientists. I mean, numbers going up is a good thing, right?

We are so fucked.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

We are indeed well and truly fucked.

I do wonder how bad it’s going to get before we actually react. Clearly we need to change our entire tax system to be based on carbon expenditure. That’ll both tax wealth more, so it’s progressive, and drive towards efficiency. The age of flying for a holiday, should all but end. Maybe a once in a lifetime thing, rather than once or twice a year.

But nothing will change. Poor people will die. Rich people will continue to sip champagne while they fly over the people wallowing in the dust-bowl below.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Don't we deserve it if we keep voting for those kind of politicians, and reject the ethical ones?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Those crazy people who would be on the corner saying its the "end days" are starting to look pretty smart right now.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Nobody ever listens to smart people. :(

[–] jellymelon 4 points 1 year ago

Feels like we’ve been out of time for a long while now, we’re just starting to feel the effects of it. Can’t even imagine what things are going to be like 10/20 years from now

[–] RojaBunny 2 points 1 year ago

Out of time but good to know there's totally changes on the horizon /s

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