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 Originally Posted by rong
In a completely free market would we even be aware if climate change?
Well, since most modern markets are pretty free, you can already verify the answer to this question: yes, of course.
Sustainability is a huge buzzword and many are willing to spend the money required to become more sustainable. People who have buildings constructed often pay big to attain a LEED certification. LEED is a completely private entity that estabilishes recommended guidelines for sustainable construction. So there's an example of sustainability catching on with zero help or incentive from governments.
Also, I think increasing the wealth of a society makes it more likely for people to attach value to clean air. This can be seen with teh stark contrast of pollution levels in developed countries and undeveloped ones. People in Cambodia for example are too poor to have the luxury of caring about that stuff. Let's just say I believe that we have a much greater chance of mitigating climate change if we eradicate poverty first.
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