[bsurmanski]

Everyone is hesitant to make change because "it's going to cause too much economic impact". If someone demonstrates that it's possible to change without screwing over their economy, it's likely other states and countries will follow.

Just because the USA has federal administration that doesn't want to act on climate change right now doesn't mean that it won't get a greener administration in the future.

As for being a lost cause, isn't it preferable to minimize the effect, at least? would you rather the sea levels go up by 2.0 meters or 1.5 meters?

[tayo42]

Our leaders need to be ballsy enough to make unpopular decisions to solve climate change. In the short term, things will be harder, more expensive, jobs will be lost. That's because the externalities of life have been free for our society. We need to be brought into a green world kicking and screaming.

[acchow]

Turns out change can create new jobs.