And there are 200,000 more of us every day..
They have to keep up with the Joneses otherwise they risk getting swallowed by a competitor. It's capitalism 101. The idea that a private oil company would give up oil always has been a fantasy, as is the 'energy transition'. 'Renewables' just add to the total energy mix, they don't replace FFs.
Why capitalism is a major cause of the ecological crises we face; & why the system and its ideology is unfit to tackle those crises. It has all to do with capitalism’s mis-representation of Time the theme of my last post: Capitalism, Asset Valuation and Time. annpettifor.substack.com/p/capitalism...
Why governments and big oil cannot face the future
UK and London now pretty much in the middle of the NHC forecast cone of Hurricane Kirk. Expected to hit Europe as a strong non-tropical storm next week.
The whole carbon market seems to be a giant scam. The whole reductionist philosophy behind it is too.
Heck, but there are a lot of people celebrating the end of coal fired #power#coalaccidentalgods.life/when-is-a-tr..#ClimateEmergency#ClimateCrisis
We’re being sold many lies, but one of the most egregious is the idea that cutting down old growth forest, turning it into pellets and shipping it across the world to burn in former-coal power station...
Tim Winton: Our leaders are collaborators with fossil fuel colonialists. This is the source of our communal dread www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The lassitude that distinguishes our moment is born of sorrow and buried rage. We act like colonial subjects because, in effect, that’s what we are
Barclay Palmer: "Global financial institutions (i.e. their economists) forecast “implausible” and “dangerously…benign” economic impact from climate change.” www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/wardrobe-mal...
UK actuaries report that climate change forecasts of economic impact are “implausible” and “dangerously…benign”
Although it's a nice thought, do you mean brief in geological time? Each ppm of atmospheric CO2 signifies 7.8 gigatons, so that's ~550gt removal to get down to 350ppm. How do you think this can be done briefly?