The climate change narrative insists that we are all doing something wrong. The results, they say, will be catastrophic for the planet. What we are doing wrong is: activities that put carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. That all of our private and public behaviors result in carbon dioxide emissions is pretty much true, but is carbon dioxide emission the worst thing the western consumer is doing environmentally speaking?
When is the last time you heard discussion of any other form of industrial pollution? The production of EV batteries is environmentally catastrophic. Most consumer electronics carry a similar pollution cost. While activists shout for us to stop using cars, disposable consumer products continue to dominate the market.
I’m not a fan of doomers, but I am concerned that we are covering up real ecological damage with the specter of climate change. Thoughts?
I can easily think of three more pressing issues than Carbon Dioxide.
Plastic Waste / microplastics
"Forever Chemicals" i.e. industrial solvents entering the water cycle
Radioactivity / Fukishima's backwash into the oceans. (notice how it's all sea salt now? yeaaah...)
All three will bioconcentrate with disastrous consequences, but yes. Keep worrying about the pollutant that plants will photosynthesize out of existence.
Pay no attention to the pollution that will actually ruin us.
Sacrifice more to change the weather, peons!