Hank: climate change will hit hardest those least responsible, while affluent people will be mostly okay (2021)
prediction · status: unresolved · last event: predicted (2021-08-13) · owner: Hank
In August 2021 Hank called global warming a justice issue, predicting it would hit hardest the people least responsible for it while relatively affluent people in affluent places would be mostly okay.
Told alongside: Hank: climate change will make life worse, by an amount not yet known (2018)
About: climate justice, climate change
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-13 | predicted | Global warming, like almost every issue, is a justice issue: it will hit hardest those least responsible, while relatively affluent people in affluent places will be mostly okay. | How We Fix the Climate 00:02:05 |
What is said about it
6 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2021-08-13 · How We Fix the Climate — Hank: The US approach has three legs, 'SIJ': standards (efficient or electric cars, coal plants replaced, no fossil fuels by 2050), investment (new technology, transit, charging, home efficiency) and justice. — 00:12:39
- 2021-08-13 · How We Fix the Climate — Hank: On justice, Hank says that with a ton of money to be spent, those who benefit shouldn't just be the ones who created the problem. — 00:13:38
- 2021-08-13 · How We Fix the Climate — Hank: Asked what to do, Hank says viewers should do a lot, around their other duties, because climate change is the most important and difficult issue humanity faces. — 00:02:26
- 2021-08-13 · How We Fix the Climate — recommendation: Hank: Personal steps: eat less or no meat, especially beef; avoid ever buying a gas-powered car; prefer smaller homes; skip gas stoves; live closer to work. — 00:02:42
- 2021-08-13 · How We Fix the Climate — ask: Hank: One of the most important things anyone can do is be informed about the policies and laws governments create to solve these problems: we can't do this without an informed public, and policies need advocates. — 00:02:55
- 2021-08-13 · How We Fix the Climate — Hank says watching this one video will make viewers more informed on how this works than 99% of people in their country. (playful) — 00:03:24