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by argentinian 27 days ago
Voters also don't care much.

You might say that rich people and politicians have more responsibility because they have more power for making changes, but politicians are chosen by voters, and wealth doesn't make people more ethical

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So I've thought about this a lot. All the news orgs are owned by oligarchs and that's why even on this thread using green energy is equal to going back to stone age

When China India and now Phillipines and rest of South Asia is installing record number of solar and wind

What do you think about the concept of "externalities", making producers of excessive contaminating gases pay for it because they are harming the planet?
Will never happen in real life
Why not?
Public loss, private profits. That's why
So there's no solution. Maybe hoping that solar and other renewables become very efficient and replace fossil fuels.