Biden vs. Trump: Do young climate voters care?
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The president who signed the biggest climate law in U.S. history has also angered environmentalists by approving fossil fuel projects. Now, the head of one group says, "I’m worried about getting climate activists back."

To be clear: there’s a night-and-day difference between Biden and Trump, with the former having actually taking significant action, and being likely to take more if reelected. Trump will look to maximize both extraction and consumption of fossil fuels in a way that Biden simply didn’t and won’t.

  • bionicjoey@lemmy.ca
    813·
    10 months ago

    Agreed, but magnitude doesn’t matter when the climate crisis is a binary outcome. Either we stop it or we don’t. Neither candidate is willing to take the action needed to treat the climate crisis like the existential threat that it is.

    • rigatti@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      10 months ago

      Pretty sure it’s not a binary outcome. We already have warming at levels that is detrimental, and we’re not going to stop it. All we have left is mitigating actions.

    • apt_install_coffee@lemmy.ml
      5·
      10 months ago

      But it’s not a binary “we’re fucked” or “we’re fine”, it’s an ever worsening gradient of terrible conditions. Even within that, how many people get the brunt of it depends on the extent of the damage.