Fear doesn’t work, we’ve known this for decades. If we know what positive steps are being taken, then we can support those or perhaps build on them if you’re able.
What about this?: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210310-the-trillion-dollar-plan-to-capture-co2 We know corporations are a big part of the issue. Are there ways they’re being regulated?
That fear based, helpless feeling needs to be shot down when ever we see people spreading that. We need to take action, but no one is talking about what we, as a single household, can do. I’m not saying we alone can fix everything. What steps can we do and/or how can we support people who are doing the right thing?
Are you in the US? Do you know if we have citizen watch groups for the military regarding their output or do they give out the information openly? An environmental arm of the military would be interesting.
I am! The US military’s fossil fuel usage is very well-documented and a matter of public record. Here’s a forbes article about it, titled The U.S. Military Emits More CO2 Than Many Industrialized Nations . Forbes isn’t exactly a left-wing rag!
the military is scared shitless about the manifold clusterfucks climate change is going to create and is trying to build a hybrid-powered force.
https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2022/2/4/military-wants-its--vehicles-to-go-electricwith-detroits-help
https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3064183/dod-preparing-for-climate-change-impacts-official-says/
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/u-s-military-terrified-climate-change-it-s-done-more-ncna1240484