We shouldn't let consumers think that we could solve climate change without consuming less, including flying less and eating less beef and dairy. www.wired.com/story/new-ap...

Think that is only partially true. We have to transform our civilisation to = a point of sustainability AND we don't yet have that tech. Its like Victorian London which faced mounting pollution problems which seemed impossible to overcome. New tech changed everything; must do so again globally.

My parents fly, cruise ship, fly, consume, fly, cruise ship, consume. They look at me like I’m from Mars when I try to explain to them what the consequences are.

I really appreciated this author talk with Ajay Singh Chaudhary in which he discussed how if most people did what they actually enjoy doing, in their hearts, there'd be a lot more drinking a beer near some water or other low-key stuff. The rush to pack in loads of "fun" is often not much fun!

It's a Wiki link (so grain of salt, and all that), but assuming it's accurate, US consumer spending accounts for a little more than 43% of all consumer spending in the world. I'd say this is a pretty big problem that we can't "science the shit" out of. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

Well look how many people bought into plastic can be recycled, or carbon capture the list is endless. The myth of a better product will fix the previous problem never ever works.

Hallelujah!

Affluenza is affluenza. Just slow down. You probably don’t need it.

If that’s the option you give people, every democratic country will pick climate change over the alternative.

So I actually never fly, mostly take the bus, eat less meat now, use green power, give money to environmental organizations but still have a bad conscience. Where is the balance here? It is driving me nuts sometimes.

We need to chart a trajectory that does not require things that feel like sacrifice. We have the tech for much of the energy transition. Now we need tech such as lab-grown meat for the food transition