It does not matter to me whether it is or isn't a crisis. I don't care whether it's getting warmer or colder or just crazier. I don't dwell upon whose fault it is. I live as lightly as I can upon the earth because I think it's the right thing to do.
I've been forced to care because my pocket is being picked by those in power who claim they are fixing a problem that hasn't even been proven to be a problem.
Through what means are these people in power "picking your pocket"?
Billions are being spent to combat "climate change"? That money comes from tax dollars, not voluntary donations or the free market...
"Are being spent" sounds like someone is throwing money down the drain. In reality that money does a lot of good whether you "believe" in climate change or not:
-"Climate research funds" are funding research that can be useful in the field of meterology, geology, glaciology, mathematics, modelling, etc. Even psykology and game theory has reach new knowledge through climate related research. Even oil companies are benefiting from geologists and paleontologists doing climate research.
-We see a lot of new technology being developed and implemented. Examples of this is the improved battery and electric engine technology that is being used in electric cars and boats. This vehicles are getting more and more energy efficient, something that over time is very good for my wallet, and insures that we can get more done with less energy. Based on energy life cycle analyses, you can drive four electric cars with the energy it takes to power one petrol car. Why should we keep wasting energy?
-Transport companies are forced to use new technology, that after a few years turn out to be more cost effective and safer for us all. One example is LNG motors in boats. Cargo ships are both major pollutors, and a danger to wildlife in case of accidents (heavy oil + birds = death). By using LNG or LBG, the engines are cleaner and more efficient, there is less local pollution (black smoke), and a ship wreck full of LNG will not cause damage to the local bird life.
-The global trade in fossil fuels has shifted the power balance, giving a lot of power to countries we don't like having to kiss the asses of. Renewable energy, like solar, wind, hydro, etc, is usually produced locally.
-The production of biogas often is subsidised, because of climate change. What biogas production really does, much more than reduce climate gas emissions, is to solve garbage problems, and reintroduce important nutrients into the cycle. Food waste is a big problem, but it is even larger if you just throw it on a landfill to rot. Than you have to buy chemical fertilizer to get the nutrients back to the land. When you produce biogas, the most important part of the output is the solid and liquid nutrient rich and clean "waste" that can be used as fertilizer. You can even make pellets of it and use it instead of chemical fertilizers. We are probably going to run out of phosphorous in a few years, if we don't start reusing the phosphorous that goes into the landfills, rivers and sea.
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