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I Can’t Afford To Fight Climate Change
Doing something about climate change is becoming a privilege
There has been a lot of push back from fossil fuel companies, banks and right wing media about climate change. It takes the form of blaming the general population for the mess we are in today. It’s our fault that so much oil is being burnt, its our fault that all our goods are wrapped in plastic, its our fault that we have an insatiable desire to consume. To counter this we have come up with several solutions, from recycling and upcycling, from using EVs, solar panels and even wind power; not to mention biodegradable plastics, bio-fuels, and organic building materials such as bamboo and hemp. Wherever the finger has been pointed, human ingenuity provides a solution but not the answer we need. Instead of reducing our dependence on oil and coal and gas, we struggle to come up with alternatives and these alternatives come at a price.
Let’s look at electric vehicles, the alternative to IC powered cars. The technology is there and has been proven to work and even excel in terms of performance and efficiency compared to the old. However, the price of these EVs is exorbitantly high (though slowly coming down) meaning that only the…
