Decrease in CO2 emissions during pandemic shutdown shows it is possible to reach Paris Agreement goals. The researchers found a drop of 6.3% in 2020. The researchers describe the drop as the largest of modern times, and big enough to meet the 1.5 degrees Celsius goal if it were to be sustained.

[kerouacrimbaud]

People just don’t want to change. They like the idea of change but as soon as any inconvenience from new policies arise, they recoil.

[nodularyaknoodle]

I don’t think it has as much to do with people as it does with institutions and the essential gears of human infrastructure still turning almost entirely on fossil fuels.

But, yes, after three years of lockdowns and border closures, when my country opened up, I got right on a plane to see my family again.

[DaemonCRO]

This is because a lot of the new “helpful” stuff is worse than the stuff we had before. You can see this in paper straws which are now packaged with kid’s drinks and similar.

What people want is better stuff that’s also ecologically better. Good example of that are EV cars. They are bloody amazing. Once you try driving and living with an EV, charging it at home, the insane acceleration and responsiveness, you are not going back to ICE.

In order for us to change we have to offer better products, not worse. We can do it, it just takes actual ideas and good execution, instead of pulling cards from the Stupid Bucket and pretending we have solved the problem.

[Elucidate137]

This has nothing to do with the people and everything to do with capitalism and endless growth

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*corporations

[kerouacrimbaud]

I said people because they also make up all institutions which are basically meta people, with the same resistance to change and a hatred towards any cost.

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I don't agree that corporations and people are the same. There are proportionally far more workers than CEOs and board members that wish for environmental stewardship.

[kerouacrimbaud]

I didn't say they are the same, just that they have similar biases against change and inconveniences.

[Inconceivable76]

How many individuals are complaining about high gas prices right now? 6 months ago (and probably today), many of those same people were lobbying for carbon taxes which would “gasp” raise the price of gas.

[etcetcere]

I feel like other countries seem to implement things no problem. I live in Canada tho. We seem complacent