many different reasons, but one of the main ones is that we (as a global society) dont focus on projects that take many decades to come to fruition. projects that receive funding are those that have an immediate payoff or those that have a return measured in years.
“fixing” climate change is something that will require that basically everyone alive today alter how they live - large and small changes - basically permanently, and for some nebulous payoff to occur several generations (or much longer) in the future.
it means limited product runs of consumer grade technology
a drastic reduction in the number of companies allowed to manufacture products
a severe reduction it the amount of consumer grade devices available at all
it means a severe reduction in international shipping (no more importing/exporting food)
near total reduction in air travel, both international and domestic
essentially an elimination of all non-food production petroleum usage (synthesizing fertilizer and plastic are still required or the entire system will collapse)
global population will have to drastically decrease effective immediately
you dont have to live like amish but you wont be allowed to buy new tech/devices anymore. maybe 1 laptop/decade, if that.
everyone has to live in arcologies. planned economies, planned societies, planned breeding/population controls
some or most of these changes are incompatible with some or all societies. it’s just not going to happen without strict, authoritarian, regimental control on a global level.
I’m not sure why you think consumer tech is the thing to blame for emissions.
If you look at what’s being shipped, it’s clothing, food, and a LOT of plastic. Consumer electronic goods are a tiny fraction of the shipping/manufacturing load. You likely eat multiple times a day, but buy a new phone once per year at most.
Food waste, clothing, offices, and business travel are some of the biggest emitters. The yearly electronics purchase is a blip on the radar in terms of climate impact. (Arguably, the electricity running the devices has a larger impact).
many different reasons, but one of the main ones is that we (as a global society) dont focus on projects that take many decades to come to fruition. projects that receive funding are those that have an immediate payoff or those that have a return measured in years.
“fixing” climate change is something that will require that basically everyone alive today alter how they live - large and small changes - basically permanently, and for some nebulous payoff to occur several generations (or much longer) in the future.
it means limited product runs of consumer grade technology a drastic reduction in the number of companies allowed to manufacture products a severe reduction it the amount of consumer grade devices available at all
it means a severe reduction in international shipping (no more importing/exporting food) near total reduction in air travel, both international and domestic essentially an elimination of all non-food production petroleum usage (synthesizing fertilizer and plastic are still required or the entire system will collapse)
global population will have to drastically decrease effective immediately you dont have to live like amish but you wont be allowed to buy new tech/devices anymore. maybe 1 laptop/decade, if that. everyone has to live in arcologies. planned economies, planned societies, planned breeding/population controls
some or most of these changes are incompatible with some or all societies. it’s just not going to happen without strict, authoritarian, regimental control on a global level.
I’m not sure why you think consumer tech is the thing to blame for emissions.
If you look at what’s being shipped, it’s clothing, food, and a LOT of plastic. Consumer electronic goods are a tiny fraction of the shipping/manufacturing load. You likely eat multiple times a day, but buy a new phone once per year at most.
Food waste, clothing, offices, and business travel are some of the biggest emitters. The yearly electronics purchase is a blip on the radar in terms of climate impact. (Arguably, the electricity running the devices has a larger impact).