andy28 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 15, 2021 1:43 am
I do apologies for that rant a bit OTT, I guess what I am saying in short is Climate Change has Billions being thrown at it every year and people all want a piece of the pie, and thats all they are after.
I am a Plumber by trade and if you called me to come and fix your leaking pipe and I turned up with no tools or parts and continuously kept telling you that it needs fixing, getting a 2nd 3rd or 4th opinion is of no use we all know what the problem is.
But would you pay me for to look at it and say it needs fixing, or would you rather I just fix it?
It that's simple for me.
Don't think any apologies are needed chief.
If we can't throw ideas around on this subject, all hope is gone.
And I understand this is principally a betting/trading forum, but there are evidently some clever people on here, so if the mods allow it, why not try to provoke discussion on the biggest issue there is?
That aside, I think there has been action. Wind farms and solar panels are commonplace in the UK.
Nuclear fusion is on the horizon and research for it is eye-wateringly expensive. So that is very significant action too.
Plus Greta et al making loud noises and getting people wound up (altho some don't like it) is also action.
There are other technolgies out there too. Hydrogen is viable if enough money is thrown at it.
For me, the issue isn't whether we have the ability to resolve climate change.
I honestly believe we can deal with this. It's how to do that a pace that is effective, but doesn't wreck socio-political stability.
For example, if tomorrow we found an alternative to oil, the OPEC nations (who are mostly over-reliant on oil for income) would collapse.
How do you transition from oil to X ....and maintain stability in those nations?
It's a very complex thing.
Even a simple thing like not eating beef would be devastating for those employed/invested in beef production.
