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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
I think it's going to take the evacuation of a small island nation going underwater and a whole whack of climate refugees that need to go somewhere before world leaders start taking this seriously - when the responsibility for climate change happening in other parts of the world now begins hit them economically. It seems no potent storms, heatwaves, wildfires or anything else is going to convince nations to increase their commitments to CO2 reduction and climate protection.
Environmental damage and a huge shift to the political right in a recipe for disaster IMO.
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Not sure even a larger catastrophic event would sway the political will of the biggest emitters. They're all looking out for themselves.
China
USA
India
Russia
It's valid to be screaming from the rooftops about the subject but I don't see the will of the people & governments of these countries changing drastically.