"We've done the numbers and it just makes sense to keep burning the planet, its what the investors feel is best for everyone"
this post was submitted on 10 Jan 2025
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Pretty happy that I’ll be dead with no descendants when things really start to get bad. I’m doing my best in my country to try and avert or at least mitigate the worst effects of climate change, but it’s more and more of a struggle each day.
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We're there already and it's going to get worse. This is happening now, in your lifetime.
Saving civilization as we know it is not economically viable