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Originally Posted by BagoPucks
I think increasing cost is a great idea but I just dont see how humans are going to somehow stop consuming. I think rising debts, increased borrowing to address the increased pricing just shifts the load to debt which in turn isnt going to solving any environmental problems. I am not sure what is the best approach but in my head it is starting to look like all humans need to look within ourselves to find the reason to change the consumption path we are on.
I realise that what I am saying sounds ridiculous. Not to mention all the people who aren't at the point in their state of mind/life to think about the environment and future of the planet. How do we get them closer thinking about the environment?
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It will take a catastrophe event or step change or a series of them that are undeniably related to climate change, but even then good luck.
Otherwise it has to be external forces like legislation or economics. Legislation needs to global and binding else it becomes a political football, so good luck with that.
That leaves economics and business to do the job. Price carbon to the extreme and hope that some of the damage is offset by innovation. Insurers stop insuring things (already happening), investors stop investing in things (already happening), manufacturers stop making co2 producing things (will happen spurred by regulations), etc.
None of it will be easy for the less well off but is there a real alternative? We’ve proven time after time that feel good environmentalism doesn’t stand up to personal economics or convenience.