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Yes, because it isn't so expensive to turn things around. An estimated 100-200% in global GDP is needed to reach carbon net zero by 2050. Annually we need to spend 2-6% of GDP to solve this.

>>oezi+(OP)
We’re screwed then. The 99% can’t afford to go one to two years without an income, and the 1% simply never will because they don’t give a shit about anyone but themselves.

>>allium+W1
It's not about going without that GDP, it's about redirecting it.

Simplified example: pay 6% of the population to plant trees.

> and the 1% simply never will because they don’t give a shit about anyone but themselves.

That's a lot closer to why we won't do it. Because as a species we can't act for the long term.