Definitely needed, but we’re past the point where we can expect to avoid some level of catastrophic situations and probably need to start planning for them.
Doesn’t seem like many world governments are motivated to even do that. It feels very much like the people in charge are actively avoiding having to think about these issues, letting them play out until it’s too late, by which time it will be someone else’s problem.
Definitely needed, but we’re past the point where we can expect to avoid some level of catastrophic situations and probably need to start planning for them.
Doesn’t seem like many world governments are motivated to even do that. It feels very much like the people in charge are actively avoiding having to think about these issues, letting them play out until it’s too late, by which time it will be someone else’s problem.
Maybe it helps that the rich and powerful will be the people least affected.