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by RickJWagner·8y ago·view on hn ↗
It'll never be fixed so long as the primary talking heads advocating change are all giant energy consumers.

Who wants to listen to Leonardo DiCaprio, Al Gore, etc. as they jet from continent to continent, play on mega yachts, own 10,000 square foot homes-- then the listeners are supposed to live like monks?

No, that won't work. When they get real, concerned voices speaking-- people who put skin in the game-- then the idea might get traction.

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>Who wants to listen to Leonardo DiCaprio, Al Gore, etc. as they jet from continent to continent, play on mega yachts, own 10,000 square foot homes-- then the listeners are supposed to live like monks?

Because they pay them? This is how carbon trading is supposed to work on a larger scale. How much money do you need to replace your a.c. or heating with a greener version/to retrofit your home? Why shouldn't Dicaprico pay for your solar panels? People like him could easily afford to offset their emissions, but they are not putting their money where there mouth is, are they?