This is an appeal for climate action to everyone. David Suzuki's recent statement is that it's now too late to save the climate, based on today's science Thi...
even though there is no hope, we have a moral obligation to try
I absolutely agree with this. Hope isn’t necessary, but I think it can keep you going. My general approach for the last 2 decades has been a kind of cynical optimism - hope for the best, expect the worst.
Also, there is so much we don’t know about how humans can operate on the planet, it seems arrogant to assume you know what the exact outcome will be.
I appreciate your insight, though I disagree with notion that we do not know the outcome. I think the question is when rather than what will happen. We have accumulated so much knowledge and information, but the problem is that information does not transform into action. It is not only climate policy, but other environmental sectors as well.
I absolutely agree with this. Hope isn’t necessary, but I think it can keep you going. My general approach for the last 2 decades has been a kind of cynical optimism - hope for the best, expect the worst.
Also, there is so much we don’t know about how humans can operate on the planet, it seems arrogant to assume you know what the exact outcome will be.
I appreciate your insight, though I disagree with notion that we do not know the outcome. I think the question is when rather than what will happen. We have accumulated so much knowledge and information, but the problem is that information does not transform into action. It is not only climate policy, but other environmental sectors as well.
But anyhow, it is nice to exchange views.