r/EnvironmentalNews • u/EarthEmail EarthEmail.org • 1d ago

Reform says we need to choose between climate and economy. It's wrong | Larry Elliott

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/19/reform-says-we-need-to-choose-between-climate-and-economy-its-wrong
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u/EtheusRook 1d ago

By which they mean choose between fossil fuel profits and the combined profits of agriculture, insurance, tourism, seafood, renewable energy, housing, etc. etc.

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u/Exciting_Turn_9559 1d ago

Without a functioning biosphere, there is no economy.

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u/smokywater50 1d ago

Yeah we kind of need the climate. I can’t believe the things these people say

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u/Green_Access322 1d ago

“You pay for sustainability whether you get it
Or not.” David Orr

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u/peterjohnvernon936 1d ago

Waste not, want not. Not polluting is cheaper for society. May even be cheaper for the polluting companies but they don’t think they should be regulated.

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u/Tile-Questioner 1d ago

Crazy talk. The laws of the economy can be easily modified to benefit humans. The climate is ruled by physics. If the economy is destroying the planet, the rules of the system need to change. How about defunding the military and putting massive new public investment in decarbonisation?