pearwaldorf: donna noble looking up at something. light falls on her face from above (politik - we can do better)
U.S. Energy Secretary says domestic opposition prevents lower greenhouse gas caps

Remember how I said that the developed world rarely bears the full weight of its decisions?

This is a distorted map that shows the relative size of countries in regards to their greenhouse gas emissions (thanks Ezra).



The bottom image is a distorted map that shows the relative number of deaths due to environmental changes (including climate change).

I wish I could say I was optimistic about people being scared enough to do something, but you have to get people to believe something exists first.
pearwaldorf: donna noble looking up at something. light falls on her face from above (misc - no miracles)
The Carteret Islands are in the middle of the South Pacific near Papua New Guinea. They are the first group of people (that I know of) who have needed to relocate because of global warming and the rising sea levels that are destroying the crops and flooding the island.

Me: It's got to totally suck knowing that your home and way of life is being destroyed by the collective actions of billions of people who don't even know you exist.
Cody: Or care.

The developed world rarely faces the full consequences of its actions, but to deny that those consequences even exist is ridiculous and reprehensible.

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