You can’t simply wind down fossil fuel usage without providing a substitute energy source AND/OR winding down population AND/OR consumption (drastically). This large population was ENABLED by fossil fuels (and artificial fertilizers, i.e. “green revolution”) thus the two are inseparably intertwined. Everyone MUST (in global North) reduce their energy consumption by 97% to reduce to world-average per-capita energy consumption which also means eliminating beef consumption entirely. That means YOU; that means NOW. Attempts at penalizing oil companies are bogus; it is a demand-side problem involving individual responsibility. You can’t sit there and wonder why governments can’t seem to do anything about climate issues at the COP meetings - it is collective individual actions that are at the heart of the issue. Stop flying, NOW!
You can’t simply wind down fossil fuel usage without providing a substitute energy source AND/OR winding down population AND/OR consumption (drastically). This large population was ENABLED by fossil fuels (and artificial fertilizers, i.e. “green revolution”) thus the two are inseparably intertwined. Everyone MUST (in global North) reduce their energy consumption by 97% to reduce to world-average per-capita energy consumption which also means eliminating beef consumption entirely. That means YOU; that means NOW. Attempts at penalizing oil companies are bogus; it is a demand-side problem involving individual responsibility. You can’t sit there and wonder why governments can’t seem to do anything about climate issues at the COP meetings - it is collective individual actions that are at the heart of the issue. Stop flying, NOW!