You might not see the benefit directly, but the idea is that we must do this for future generations. If everybody keeps looking at the others, nothing happens. The ones that can lead must lead.
I get frustration that people feel in some countries like Netherlands where emissions per capita is 6.56t CO2, while others that also can do something like US, do not (14.3t CO2 per capita).
> If everybody keeps looking at the others, nothing happens.
This is extremely frustrating considering also how much wealth there is in the US. Luckily on state level there are initiatives and some green energy is more cost efficient than ff. Still, not a great situation.
I however think it should be a personal responsibility. Not something forced upon you or being pushed to the government to solve. People have more personal responsibility. Lots of them aren’t bothered anymore because they think the government will fix it.
For example, I don’t have a car and choose to live in walking distance of my work. When I go somewhere I take the bike or train.
I'd go the other way - it should be a global carbon tax of so much per ton. Otherwise you get the present combo of "EU - But at what cost?" and "World emissions hit record high", ie. suffering but with no results.
Tax still gives personal freedom - just if you want to burn a lot of oil you pay more.
We must suffer, our kids and their kids, alive today, must suffer so unborn future generations may (possibly?) benefit from unpredictable climate benefits?
I’m not buying it, but it’s being forced down my wallet anyway.
What’s the reason we have to have expensive energy and import massive numbers of unskilled migrants?
https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/amoc-atlantic-tipping...