What climate action to people favor or be willing to accept?

[jbg]

The rest of the world is doing plenty. It is nice to see the USA has stopped dragging its feet.

Such as China's promise to level off emissions in the distant, undefined future?

 

[bobhikes]

Every time there is disastrously bad weather, we are treated to saturation coverage about “Global Warming“ or “climate change.“ There are graphic descriptions of fires, mudslides, heat waves, and wind, storms, including hurricanes, and tornadoes. There are calls for “action” to prevent further disasters. In this thread, I am putting to one side question of whether what we are experiencing is worse there in the past or not. I am also avoiding the question as to whether or not there actually is man-made climate change. I am pretty certain that the human race is actually putting yourself in harms way.

Last spring, people ranged from hysterical to mildly upset about gasoline that was between five dollars per gallon at six dollars per gallon.

What I do want to hear are people’s suggestions for what we need to change in order to preserve the planet for future generations. What technology are we willing to give up? How we are willing to change our dwellings? Whether we are willing to give a vacation homes or frequent long-distance travel? Are we willing to give up meat consumption?

I would like to hear peoples views on this.

Reduce the population

 

[Secret Chief]

Are we willing to give up meat consumption?

Yeah, 40 years ago. It's been tough.

 

[Heyo]

Such as China's promise to level off emissions in the distant, undefined future?

China and India still have a few years to go until they reach the sum of excess CO2 the West has produced over time.
(And thanks for again validating my post #4.)
But the US also hasn't dragged it's feet as long as @exchemist presumed. It's the federal administration and there especially the republicans who wouldn't commit to any regulation. Some of the states did their own thing years ago and it resulted to the US being among the top reducers of CO2.

 

[Secret Chief]

Would happily support coordinated global action to destroy the oil industry and would like to see every billionaire launched to Mars. Who's in?

Of course. I expected you to suggest something radical.

 

[exchemist]

China and India still have a few years to go until they reach the sum of excess CO2 the West has produced over time.
(And thanks for again validating my post #4.)
But the US also hasn't dragged it's feet as long as @exchemist presumed. It's the federal administration and there especially the republicans who wouldn't commit to any regulation. Some of the states did their own thing years ago and it resulted to the US being among the top reducers of CO2.

Yes, that's a fair observation. At state level a lot has been going on, in some places.

As I recall my brief time in the oil business in the US, California traditionally is the first mover on environmental regulation, while businesses ritually howl hysterically that it will bankrupt them or make them all move out of state, then, when nothing happens, other states follow and eventually the federal government comes limping in later.

 

[sayak83]

I may not have used the same words, but his point is sound. Compulsion of the innocent is the hallmark of evil.

True. We should dispense with traffic signals compelling the innocent from stopping when it's red....

 

[Secret Chief]

True. We should dispense with traffic signals compelling the innocent from stopping when it's red....

And, tellingly, "taxation" is an anagram of devilish. (not in English obviously).