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Discussion of climate, how it is changing, activism around that, the politics, and the energy systems change we need in order to stabilize things.

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Hochul proposes weakening New York State's climate law | The governor wants to delay regulatory deadlines and implement accounting changes that will make emissions reduction targets easier to meet. (www.politico.com)

submitted 7 months ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/climate@slrpnk.net

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[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 14 points 7 months ago (2 children)

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.

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[–] silence7@slrpnk.net [S] 4 points 7 months ago

Yeah, the only "easier to reach" approach that really helps is one that makes it easier to not use fossil fuels or expand agriculture.

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[–] Asafum@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

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.

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