WFFaithful
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and they are very effective too, aren't they?
Especially when your boy Trump backs out.
and they are very effective too, aren't they?
Especially when your boy Trump backs out.
but these conferences and treaties are pretty irrelevant when nobody, especially Russia and China, gives a shit, or bothers to follow the terms of the agreement
because right now the global warming agreements are going nowhere and distracting from the waste problem that is increasing rapidly
let's try and be successful with the waste problem, which is certainly solvable, and then build on that success
if you are not interested in practical things, then you are not interested
Personally, I would like for the US to take the lead in trying to solve an increasing problem that human beings certainly have caused, continue to cause, and will cause increasingly in the future, namely, plastic and other waste. This is a problem that we definitely created, and we can solve. Practical problem solving beats declarations of good will and good intentions at lavishly wasteful events.
The issue is not switching focus but concentrating energies and placing resources into something that not only needs to be done but can be done. The issue is practicality. Too much of the global warming stuff is declarations of good intentions with little practical result, and I don't see that changing any time soon, Trump, or no Trump.
and they are very effective too, aren't they?
The plastic issue is not one that is easily solved. It fits right in with climate change as one that will require international cooperation to tackle effectively. International cooperation that is born at your hated conferences.
But of course, if you want to believe something is worthless and impracticable before its even begun, there's no changing your mind.
Seriously...The clean up of our oceans will be a gargantuan task and preventing future pollution will be a significant international challenge. Who is responsible and who pays for the clean up and prevention? Thinking that will be easy and more tractable is silly.