The harder question is whether concern translates into pressure on the things that actually move emissions (land use, industrial policy, grid investment) or stays at the level of consumer choices and symbolic politics.
The gap between what people worry about and what systems change is where most climate progress gets lost.
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We denied it even existed. Removed all evidence for it from our records. Forbade science to study it. We will only admit it exists exceedingly grudgingly. And even then we will deny it causes any significant damage. And by the time we get around to admitting that, it will be far too late.
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The harder question is whether concern translates into pressure on the things that actually move emissions (land use, industrial policy, grid investment) or stays at the level of consumer choices and symbolic politics.
The gap between what people worry about and what systems change is where most climate progress gets lost.
We denied it even existed. Removed all evidence for it from our records. Forbade science to study it. We will only admit it exists exceedingly grudgingly. And even then we will deny it causes any significant damage. And by the time we get around to admitting that, it will be far too late.