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When it comes "the global warming debate," there are often third ways that are ignored
Often the framing is "global warming" and "climate deniers" or something like that. but it seems like there are obviously multiple perspectives here, and these two black and white boxes keep us from really seeing potential solutions.... - Eric Stevens...
If people cannot change the commodities society depends on, then protest alone will never produce lasting change. Protest is good at signaling pain. It is not designed to reroute capital. That’s not a moral judgment. It’s a structural one.... When I read "Protect 80%+ of the Earth’s land for environmental stewardship" my gut reaction was "yeah, right ~rolls eyes~" but then I immediately started thinking about how that could be possible - homes, offices, shopping malls that are integrated with the environment in... - Eric Stevens...
Stop Debating Outcomes. Start Replacing Inputs.
We talk about systems like they are ideas. They are not. Every economic system is built on a small set of physical inputs. Commodities. Materials. Things that get dug up, grown, refined, shipped, and standardized. Whoever controls those inputs controls everything downstream.... - nat...
Thanks Yuri, I hadn't come across Carbon Dividends (shows my ignorance of this whole field!). I want to research more but to share some quick thoughts (since I like learning from you and making the convo happen and if i dont do quick i might never respond or take far too long),...