We are not in control
One thing to remember in all this is we define things in terms of our frame of reference. Which is white, well feed with straight teeth. Most of the world looks very different and they will, like we saw a few years ago with the migration of refuges into Europe, define the agenda.
They don't care about Polar bears and they don't get their panties in a knot over some talking heads. To own a vehicle is their aspiration, pollution be damned. 1.5 degree temperature wise, so what. I want AC!!
To travel on a plane, to most people in the world that is the equivalent traveling to the moon to us a generation ago. They want to have it, it is within reach and they will have it . Do you think their politicians are going to tell them no based on what a 16 year old Swedish gal says? I just don't see Xi paying a lot of attention. Lip service maybe, policy wise no.
Like it or not - the great unwashed of the world will drive the agenda.
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