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elon musk is not a climate change hero, to the contrary, the production of tesla cars destroys the environment and space x works with the us military, the largest polluting entity of the world
his donations to certain politicians further confirm this https://twitter.com/richest_8/status/1338576525541613569
the extraction of minerals destroys lives, predominantly in the global south (latin america and central africa, etc). it impacts indigenous communities, it does not consult local people, and often uses child labor https://www.google.ch/amp/s/www.euronews.com/amp/2019/03/21/electric-car-batteries-damaging-to-environment-amnesty-international
to effectively combat climate change, the US needs to radically shrink the size of its military, the largest polluter of the world. but why make the military smaller when many companies can make billions in the military-industrial-complex? space x among them
to save the world from climate catastrophe, billionaires are not your friend. what it takes is a foundational change of the economic system, to move beyond endless growth, and create an economy which is in harmony with the environment https://www.resilience.org/stories/2018-11-21/the-limits-of-renewable-energy-and-the-case-for-degrowth/
progress in technology/science are crucial, but to believe green tech will somehow save the world is a fool's errand. asime from vested interests, no expert believes green tech suffices, or comes close to what is needed. social innovation is what we need https://www.google.ch/amp/s/theconversation.com/amp/a-globalised-solar-powered-future-is-wholly-unrealistic-and-our-economy-is-the-reason-why-118927
many people forget the fact that the electricity grid does not magically generate energy, it comes largely from fossil fuels. to have grids with mostly "green energy" sources on a global scale is a myth, and won't happen anytime soon
green/clean energy is important, and i'm not saying the ICE is any better in general, the point is to stop viewing ppl like elon musk as heroes in this fight. what it takes is economic justice, & ppl profiting off our planet's resources are opposed to it https://www.google.ch/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2016/jul/15/clean-energy-wont-save-us-economic-system-can
we need to dramatically scale back unnecessary industries like the arms sector, SUV sector, etc. & shorten the working week & raise wages to prevent economic collapse and make up for the lost jobs in those superfluous sectors & unsustainable supply chains https://thewire.in/economy/degrowth-covid-19-pandemic
the demand for lithium and rare minerals will explode as EV adoption continues. there is already a high toll taken by the environment & communities by mineral extraction;
(let's also not forget about elon musk jokingly (?) claiming the US could coup 'whoever they want')
(let's also not forget about elon musk jokingly (?) claiming the US could coup 'whoever they want')
side note: obviously not including countries when i say "largest polluting entity". aside from nations, the US military is the largest polluter. https://www.ecowatch.com/military-largest-polluter-2408760609.html
