[peterweyand0]

Raise your hand if you would be willing to lower your standard of living, voluntarily, in order to stave off global warming. Sell your car. Stop buying anything made with plastic. Stop using electricity.

I don't see many hands.

[mtinkerhess]

I would be more than happy to give up almost everything if it would stop climate change, but unfortunately even if I make all those changes, everybody else will continue driving cars, so it seems my personal choices have nothing to do with whether global warming happens or not. The way around this is collective (government) action to guarantee everyone will participate, but for a variety of reasons we don't have the political will to make that happen. Besides, I'm not convinced individuals' actions are to blame for the majority of climate change -- I'm not an expert but I'm under the impression that corporate / industrial energy usage is the majority of the problem.

[_dain_]

what is the purpose of "corporate / industrial" energy usage if not ultimately to serve the needs of a consumer at the end of the supply chain?

[arczyx]

consumer's demand is indeed part of the problem, but the corporate/industrial's perpetual quest for growth is also part of it IMHO. if corporations are okay with not growing, planned obsolescence won't be a thing and we will also probably get less ads shoved on our face to trigger our impulse to buy.

[vikinghckr]

Never. I'm not changing any part of my lifestyle to prevent any climate disaster. I'm all for technological solution to climate change. In case that's not enough, I'm happy to face the consequences. But I'm still not changing my lifestyle.

[jodrellblank]

Lots of people have tried to promote biking, urban zoning reform, denser cities, mixed living and working areas, reduction of urban cars and the overall need for cars, increased availability of public transport, remote working, less work to more time off ratio, reduction in use of plastic, companies have switched from oil based plastics to alternative plastics, people have switched to solar or wind generated electricity, triple-glazed their houses to save on heating bills, paid for a more efficient washing machine or lower power TV or fridge.

I see tons of hands and lots of companies lobbying against them because it wouldn't be as profitable if things changed and people bought less.

[bigDinosaur]

100% willing to never use a car again if the place I live is designed properly. Happy to dramatically reduce plastic use to only what must be plastic. Electricity use reduction is definitely the hardest sell to me since electricity is by far the most impactful modern convenience and I actually can't think of a use I have for it that doesn't come down to some kind of necessity (food preservation, cooling, and powering the tools I use to literally earn my entire income).

[RalfWausE]

raises hand

I already have given up my car and transitioned to using a bicycle for my commute to work, longer distances i cover with the train. We (my family and i) are on a vegetarian diet and moving to vegan.

[keiferski]

I think a lot of people would actually be willing to do some of this if, and only if, it came with a basic income.

[qgin]

We could be producing 100% of today's electricity consumption at near-zero carbon emissions.