Q: What's the point of enacting governmental regulations to reduce GHG pollution?
A: The point is to minimize the damage to biological and economic systems that will result from climate change.
Q: WHO, specifically, will be harmed?
A: It's hard to say exactly. Economic harm will affect everyone differently. You could say that poor people would be hurt the most, since they would be most susceptible to potential famines, flooding, or disease. Or you could say that the rich would be harmed more, since their investments would suffer. I guess that depends on whether you value life or money. On the biological side, there are some people who really value the natural wonders (reefs, rainforests, exotic wildlife) that exist on our planet, and some who don't. Overall, not everyone will be hurt equally, but everyone will be affected in some way.
Q: Anyone who won't be affected?
A: No, but the most well-suited to adapt are the "people" that we call corporations. They don't have to eat, they don't catch disease, they aren't attached to the places they live, and they don't get any enjoyment from Earth's natural wonders.
Q: Is climate change really a matter of weighing the interests of corporations vs people?
A: I hadn't thought of it that way before, but maybe. I guess that makes me twice as mad that in most Cap & Trade schemes, corporations will be granted millions of free permits to keep on polluting.
A: I hadn't thought of it that way before, but maybe. I guess that makes me twice as mad that in most Cap & Trade schemes, corporations will be granted millions of free permits to keep on polluting.
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