There is no economic solution to climate change. Factoring in the externalized cost of pollution would make everything unaffordable. Until technologies provide economically viable solutions, the economy is just gonna keep doing what it is currently dependent on to function.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is the correct answer with the caveat that the solution is an economic solution: alternative energy has to be so economically superior that it overrides the legacy lobbies. Which is getting close to being the case everywhere except extremely corrupt systems like the US.

[–] ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Do you even know how much governments subsidize the oil industry with taxpayer money? If we stopped tomorrow, we'd have the money to fund these green alternatives. But instead we have billionaire welfare leeches telling our governments what to do.

[–] ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

All I hear are excuses.

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Then you're bad at listening.

[–] ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No. You're bad at seeing the reality. How the oil industry is propped up by government subsidies paid for by the working class to finance billionaires who give nothing in return.

Like I said in another comment, the day we stop subsidizing the oil industry is the day we'll have the money to sunsidise the development of greener alternatives, which will then be affordable. And we'll all be better off.

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Bringing that "No, you are!" Energy.

[–] ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca 1 points 1 month ago

😅