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‘Things Will Only Get Worse.’ Putin’s War Sends Russians Into Exile.
Thousands of Russians saw their comfortable, middle-class lives fade overnight with the invasion ordered by President Vladimir V. Putin.*
The problem here is this: what has to happen for climate change? We will need to give up much to sufficiently cut co2, to stop the exhaustion of land for food, of oceans for fish, forest for the myriad creator’s. Building on the previous few posts, 2516 to this one, can we create projected goal of rebuilding that is attractive, feasible and achievable with grace and hope? Not to reclaim middle class life as we have known it, but closer to nature and to esch other.
*https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/13/world/europe/russia-exiles-putin-ukraine-war.html
2522. Things worse or change?
The answer is Yes, we can! Let's start with a goal of supporting breakthrough energy and transportation technologies in early stages, until they are operating pilot or full production plants. Then let's arrange low-to-zero-interest financing for anyone who needs it to be able to purchase, with monthly payments equal to monthly savings, in order for them to scale as fast as technology will allow. Let's share a goal of ending the use of fossil fuels between 2030 and 2032. Let's totally remove the social license for the fossil fuel industry, and provide generous funding for political campaigns while ending private funding.