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by aziaziazi·3y ago·view on hn ↗
> not impossible

> the majority of the world needs to agree

Mmmhhh, not sure if betting on a world economic agreement to protect our climate and biodiversity is a good idea.

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Are you expecting the world to overthrow capitalism instead?
I dream about that but don’t expect it in any foreseeable future. Neither do I believe in a worldwide coordinated economic action when the goal is not money itself but common good.
That would be more reasonable. Carbon offsets turned out to be not reliable because companies are gaming the system and an international way of making sure this does not happen seems unrealistic.

But I personally expect things to just get worse and worse in the next few decades. Capitalism will not slow down and climate change effects will increase, driving migration into rich countries, causing societal uproar and reduced quality of life for everybody.

No need to overthrow it if capitalism collapses on itself. Green growth is a mirage if not a lie (see https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2021-what-is-esg-investin... for a primer)