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‘The obsession with endless growth can only end in tears’: your questions on extreme weather this summer answered (www.theguardian.com)
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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/64535087

Quite insightful. If only more people would read this.

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[-] huppakee@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

'Our' questions:

  • Desenrasco asked: How scared should I be about wildfires?
  • Sg_plumber asked: How come pretty much everybody (at least on TV) always forgets to mention that yes, the climate crisis is fuelling these extreme weather events?
  • Economy-Fee5830 asked: You’ve written about oil majors profiting as the world heats. But European wildfire deaths and flood deaths are overwhelmingly determined by local building codes, evacuation planning and firefighting budgets. Does the Big Oil accountability framing crowd out the more boring domestic policy failures that actually determine the body count?
  • Owl1917 asked: With climate anxiety on the rise, particularly amongst younger generations, what advice would you give to those who see the future as hopeless?
  • Gold-Loan3142 asked: How do we challenge the mainstream ‘“perpetual growth” economics that infuses almost all discussion of the economy?
  • SurinamPam asked: A lot of carbon is emitted for road transportation, building heating/cooling, and electricity generation. And, the world is quickly switching to EVs, heat pumps, and building out solar, wind, and batteries. If all those carbon sources go to zero, how much of an effect will it have on future climate change?
  • Distracted-Nomad asked: In terms of advocacy, what are the most powerful things you can say to convince individuals that their efforts (ie lifestyle change) are important? Most people I know say whatever they do won’t make a difference and governments and corporations need to change before
  • Karenadona asked: How much longer do we have until we run out of time to save the planet?
  • Szabolcs85 asked: Is there anything to be hopeful about? The future looks very bleak.
  • Fraggin601 asked: How do you think our economic systems must change to cope with climate change?
  • Lightning7Bolt asked: What can a 17-year-old like me do to fight for change?
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