It's something I am personally very worried about.
If well-funded lobbies make sure that policy makers are well-informed, then we cannot expect them to be well-informed on the state of the climate and how to adapt. Sustainable development has become a field that is capable of lobbying. It is based on the assumption that the situation is still salvageble and that doing so is compatible with our current economic systems. It is therefore more appealing to policy-makers and easier to invest in than the more radic... (read more)
There are many ways to do geoengeneering that allow us to change the temperature of earth how we desire. Given how cheap some approaches of geoengenieering are and how easy they can be done unilaterally by a single country.
Basically, there's a politically ideology where people who are already anti-capitalist make up a scenarios around climate changes that distinct from the scientific predictions. It's just another group of people who don't believe in the science and care more about their politics.
Asteroid mining in addition to a Dyson sphere around the sun allows for hundreds of years of increased production and consumption.
Why is climate change not very important?
It's something I am personally very worried about.
If well-funded lobbies make sure that policy makers are well-informed, then we cannot expect them to be well-informed on the state of the climate and how to adapt. Sustainable development has become a field that is capable of lobbying. It is based on the assumption that the situation is still salvageble and that doing so is compatible with our current economic systems. It is therefore more appealing to policy-makers and easier to invest in than the more radic... (read more)