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Comment on Over 1,600 Scientists and Professionals Sign ‘No Climate Emergency’ Declaration

airrow@hilariouschaos.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

actually this is a misunderstanding, I am mostly trying to (unintentionally) act as an intermediary between left and right in a way as I have heard both sides of arguments but frequently there’s no real conversation about each side; these kinds of articles are posted frequently on other sites where everyone is in agreement about them, but lemmy seems to have a slant of views in the opposite direction, hence discussion ensues (if people want to try to sort things out);

yet when some arguments are mutually exclusive then both sides cannot be correct, and so it would be good to try to work through disagreements to come to agreement ideally. or there is just posting of what is “normal” to the opposite side of lemmy apparently (maybe some people are unaware that this is considered “normal”?). The OP article is basically agreed on without question by tons of people who think “global warming is a scam”.

For example:

Only about one-third of Americans think climate scientists understand very well whether climate change is happening, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. And only about a quarter or less say climate scientists understand very well the effect climate change has on extreme weather, its causes and the best ways to address it.

pewresearch.org/…/americans-continue-to-have-doub…

There is growing skepticism about there being (manmade) climate change. !alice@hilariouschaos.com

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aleph@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Analysis of recent scientific publications finds widespread agreement among climate scientists that human activity is the primary cause of climate change.

As it very clearly states in the article you linked, there reason why some skepticism still exists is political, not scientific.

Conservatives are much more likely be skeptical of climate change because media outlets like FOX news and Republican politicians give credence to their natural bias that everything is fine and there is no pressing need to adjust their lifestyles or personal convictions regarding the environment.

The problem with trying to “both sides” everything is that there aren’t always two reasonable and equitable positions to take Quite often, one side is just plain wrong.

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- airrow@hilariouschaos.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  basically the other side would say the same as you just reversed like a mad lib:
  
  the reason why climate skepticism still exists at all is political
  
  Yes, that’s exactly what the other side says: the reason “climate change alarmism” still exists is all political, not scientific. Since numerous predictions have been made and were incorrect: nypost.com/…/50-years-of-predictions-that-the-cli…
  
  Liberals are much more likely to be skeptical of “climate realism” (let’s call the conservative position) because media outlets like CNN and MSNBC and liberal politicians cater to their natural tendency towards concern / precaution towards new development and the desire to make sacrifices for “the cause”.
  
  Following the example of Big Pharma, the green tech industry has spent billions of dollars on groups / individuals who would produce favorable research for them in to artifically manufacture public support for the theory of manmade climate change; “climate alarmism” is virtually an industry unto itself - www.insurancejournal.com/news/…/377086.htm
  
  The problem with trying to “both sides” everything is that there aren’t always two reasonable and equitable positions to take. Quite often, one side is just plain wrong.
  
  So, the question is how to sort out which side is in the right. I think a centrist take is that fossil fuels do pollute, but it’s a trade off many people are willing to make for faster technological progress. Once green tech is good enough, people could just transition to that; green tech is not at present efficient enough to overtake fossil fuel usage. Do you think this is the big thing holding green tech back? You might say it’s just lobbying… I understand that position, however the oil companies are also investing in green tech. I’ve looked in to consumer green tech solutions and… it seemed pretty unclear what a person should do if they wanted to be totally green (like, you might be able to buy costly things but it wasn’t clear if it would scale or be worth it). Like massive deindustrialization… is this the proposed solution of the left? The problem is also countries like China that don’t play by the rules, so I guess it can also be like a “prisoner’s dilemma”, or a game theory problem? What I mean to say is the U.S. could be greener and deindustrialize more and other countries like Russia and China could embrace the fossil fuels and get an edge and get ahead… I suppose that’s probably factored in as a component in considering if it’s worth taking the trade-off of green tech or not (geopolitical concerns).
  
  I mean anyway personally I like green tech that gives me more personal freedom, so while I don’t really embrace it because I am concerned with “climate change” I am in to it for those reasons; I often find self-interest and what’s good for the environment ultimately overlap. Composting is basically making use of free resources that would otherwise be wasted, and so on.
  
  Any thoughts on burning wood, which is renewable but also pollutes?
  
  Any idea how to make progress on the discussion further?
  
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