Good point regarding the military, which is one of the few governmental arms that takes climate change seriously.
Regarding the beach billionaires, losing their homes is a trivial cost relative to their overall wealth. They'll pay $100M for the view for a year or two--but their movements and habits are in no way a proxy for climate science, underwriting risk, or macroeconomic decision-making.
I didn't say that the military is doing anything green--they're simply taking it as a serious threat with major security implications. But the U.S. military, at least according to Mother Jones and others, is the single biggest emitter or GHG in the world. But hey, at least the situation in Ukraine is recycling and giving new life to U.S.'s old weapons. https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2022/10/pentagon-climate-change-neta-crawford-book/
Good point regarding the military, which is one of the few governmental arms that takes climate change seriously.
Regarding the beach billionaires, losing their homes is a trivial cost relative to their overall wealth. They'll pay $100M for the view for a year or two--but their movements and habits are in no way a proxy for climate science, underwriting risk, or macroeconomic decision-making.
I didn't say that the military is doing anything green--they're simply taking it as a serious threat with major security implications. But the U.S. military, at least according to Mother Jones and others, is the single biggest emitter or GHG in the world. But hey, at least the situation in Ukraine is recycling and giving new life to U.S.'s old weapons. https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2022/10/pentagon-climate-change-neta-crawford-book/