Do people not understand the climate doesnt care about reduction goals? It doesn't even know what those are. Making them 'easier to reach' is extraditing our death sentence.
this post was submitted on 20 Mar 2026
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Yeah, the only "easier to reach" approach that really helps is one that makes it easier to not use fossil fuels or expand agriculture.
Politicians don't care at all. They want to be able to say "I met the goal!" They don't care if the goal actually helps, just that they can say they made it.
The same Hochul who gave a billion dollars of taxpayer dollars to billionaires to build a head injury stadium in the suburbs, and who delayed congestion pricing.