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I see nothing objectionable about what she said. Global warming is simply one of the many many symptoms of the pernicious and unsustainable nature of the current economic system, and not even the most serious one (that would be the habitat destruction and immense strain on land and water and other resources in Africa and other developing states). It has been quite clear for many years now that sustainable development goals require significant changes to how capitalism is done, where natural reserves and resources are simply exploited and depleted to make more stuff. This is not news. Implementing sustainability economics is one of the main goals and has gained a lot of traction and support in many international and economic bodies (including UN and World Bank etc.)
Pity she doesn't speak sensibly and coherently then: "This is the first time in the history of mankind that we are setting ourselves the task of intentionally, within a defined period of time, to change the economic development model that has been reigning for at least 150 years, since the Industrial Revolution," she said. Which period are we talking about - the history of mankind (several thousand years), since the industrial revolution (250 years) or 150 years (presumably meaning 150 years but by this point I wasn't really sure)? In any case, the solution to global warming is indeed the end of capitalism - and the sooner the better - though it might already be too late.
Correct - but that is because capitalism is the system we currently have - there is no reason we couldn't still have innovation but not capitalism - we would just have to use our brains instead of impersonal and amoral 'market forces' to make it work...(sigh!)
On the contrary, all eight reviews of the emails showed that there was no fraud involved and the leaking groups were culpable of deliberate quote mining with malicious intent.
Be honest now, do you even know what "global warming," "religion," "Socialist state," "god," "objective," "theocracy," and "blind faith" even mean?
They are strongly linked. Capitalism fills the inflated demand for meat and gave us factory farms and over fished seas, it fills wants for rare ingredients by destroying forests, and it wrecks the environment drilling for oil for all those petroleum based products, and it does it all in the name of a dollar. Without this "supply and demand" (which is artificially manipulated anyways and has nothing of this pseudo-religious "invisible hand") we wouldn't be making so much junk and consuming so much. But without consumption and growing profits the gears of Capitalism lock up and the machine weakens.
As they say, "necessity is the mother of all invention." A painter is going to paint, a singer will sing, and an inventor will invent regardless of monetary incentive. The internet has brought rise in independent and "DYI" artists, strongly showing those with creative tendencies are going to create even if they aren't making money doing it.
What world are you in? Govt. assistance has stopped a long ago, while clean energy industry is the fastest growing energy sector in the world. Subsidies and protection is being to oil and coal, not clean energy now.
I guess it will continue being a hotly contested subject matter.
No, one or two scientists sticking to their crazy theories does not make it contested. They exist in all fields.
Yes - capitalism is based on exploiting the earth's resources so that this generation can have more money, environmental responsibility means conserving the earth's resources so that future generations can have more life. How are they not mutually exclusive?
