Carl Sagan: “Every one of the things you would do to ameliorate climate change makes sense on completely separate grounds, they are worth doing apart from climate change.”
Carl Sagan: “Every one of the things you would do to ameliorate climate change makes sense on completely separate grounds, they are worth doing apart from climate change.”
full video: Carl Sagan Keynote Speech at Emerging Issues Forum (1990-02-09) (yes, over 30 years ago)
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I didn't watch the whole video, but just economically your quote makes a whole lot of sense. Saving money and reducing our ecologicial footprint have a lot in common.
- Not having a car, instead riding a bicycle or taking the bus: less greenhouse gases, but also much cheaper.
- Cook your own food instead of buying over-packaged, ultra-processed food. I make my own bread which costs 0.75$/loaf vs. 3$ at the grocery store, for the same weight.
- Buying stuff that lasts not only reduces waste but also costs less in the long run.
- Leisure: reading a book is cheaper than going out.
on the “big picture” side of things, this pairs with the meme “what if we create a better world for nothing” – the points on the board behind the presenter are just “side effects” of cleaning things up