The Match Up: Climate Abusers vs. Climate Rescuers

Why I like our chances — IF we move quickly.

Photo by Anna Samoylova on Unsplash | Young people will need to defeat clueless and cruel adults or they will have no future.

Right now, there is a battle between the status quo — the people who are willfully destroying the climate for profit and/or ideology, and those who are determined to rescue the planet and preserve the Earth’s habitability.

Today, the IPCC issued what might be called a “final warning.” They’ve been issuing warnings for decades now, and the authorities worldwide, under every political and economic system, have continued to increase carbon emissions.

Although their words often say otherwise, leaders everywhere have, in effect, announced unequivocally that they are either unable or unwilling to heed the call. They WILL turn the Earth into an inhospitable hell — IF we let them.

Let’s not let them. I believe we CAN win — if we care enough to do the work. This isn’t just wishful thinking. Saving the Earth IS realistic; believing that we might just get lucky is wishful thinking. Letting the status quo continue is morally wrong, and unnecessary. Also, fatal.

Let’s see how the two sides stack up — the bad guys versus the good guys.

Motives: What Do They Want?

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