Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been briefly interrupted by a man who approached her on stage after she invited a Palestinian and an Afghan woman to speak at a climate protest in the Dutch capital.
That said, I don’t think there’s a chance in hell any major power forks over cheap energy while other major powers continue to use it.
It’s about economic development. It’s not even about you or me willing to live without cars or other dependencies on fossil fuels. It’s about dependence on fossil fuel allowing nations to progress faster than those without it.
The powers that be will continue to pull the strings to make sure they have as much control as possible. It’s not about Americans competing with Americans. It’s about Americans (the west) competing with the Chinese and Russians, militarily and economically.
None of them will give up fossil fuels so long as it remains the cheapest option.
I see many people saying this, and claiming that therefore any protest or attempt at doing anything for the environment is futile. But although it will be hard, protest and change is also necessary. In the Netherlands, aggresive protests have already ensured that fossil subsidies (38 billion euros of subsidies to companies that work with fossil fuels) are a major talking point for the upcoming election. Doing nothing isn’t an option anymore.
So, what’s your proposed solution? Because at the moment protests like this are working and simply throwing up our hands and saying ‘it’s impossible’ isn’t an option. So what to do? I’d argue we keep doing things like this until a better solution is found, what about you?
I love Greta and agree with what she’s doing.
That said, I don’t think there’s a chance in hell any major power forks over cheap energy while other major powers continue to use it.
It’s about economic development. It’s not even about you or me willing to live without cars or other dependencies on fossil fuels. It’s about dependence on fossil fuel allowing nations to progress faster than those without it.
The powers that be will continue to pull the strings to make sure they have as much control as possible. It’s not about Americans competing with Americans. It’s about Americans (the west) competing with the Chinese and Russians, militarily and economically.
None of them will give up fossil fuels so long as it remains the cheapest option.
I see many people saying this, and claiming that therefore any protest or attempt at doing anything for the environment is futile. But although it will be hard, protest and change is also necessary. In the Netherlands, aggresive protests have already ensured that fossil subsidies (38 billion euros of subsidies to companies that work with fossil fuels) are a major talking point for the upcoming election. Doing nothing isn’t an option anymore.
Bingo. Well said.
So, what’s your proposed solution? Because at the moment protests like this are working and simply throwing up our hands and saying ‘it’s impossible’ isn’t an option. So what to do? I’d argue we keep doing things like this until a better solution is found, what about you?
Underrated comment. There’s some deep understanding. Thanks.