Living in Dallas? That crazy big Texas fire has reached my old state of Oklahoma. We need the wind to die down or it will get to SE Colorado or SW Kansas! I think that relief is coming soon but the global warming that is triggering these giga-fires is just getting worse.
Thanks for producing this substack and I'm happy to be a newish subscriber.
Lots of people "care" The issue is what they are willing to do to change things. Unfortunately politicians have never presente the public with the costs of different options of measures to achieve a given goal, say 2 degrees by 2050. Consequently most people think it is more difficult/costly than it is and hesitate to commit to the goal.
Living in Dallas? That crazy big Texas fire has reached my old state of Oklahoma. We need the wind to die down or it will get to SE Colorado or SW Kansas! I think that relief is coming soon but the global warming that is triggering these giga-fires is just getting worse.
Thanks for producing this substack and I'm happy to be a newish subscriber.
Lots of people "care" The issue is what they are willing to do to change things. Unfortunately politicians have never presente the public with the costs of different options of measures to achieve a given goal, say 2 degrees by 2050. Consequently most people think it is more difficult/costly than it is and hesitate to commit to the goal.
Yes, most people lack efficacy. That's exactly why this newsletter has a 'what you can do' and a 'good news' section each week!
Hi Cliff, you are absolutely right - what you're describing is known as (a) psychological distance and (b) lack of efficacy. I unpack these in my TED talk if you are interested! https://www.ted.com/talks/katharine_hayhoe_the_most_important_thing_you_can_do_to_fight_climate_change_talk_about_it?language=en