A 3°C world has no safe place
American here. I took a bunch of earth science classes in college in 1999. I realized then, I would just plan ahead and aim for an urbanist lifestyle, because our country would have to change. I focused on transit alternatives as my primary advocacy, because it was the most obvious low-hanging fruit and paired with the public health.<p>I never imagined this would happen, but as the years went on, I grew less astonished and more cynical.<p>I honestly don&#x27;t know how to deal with the level nihilism and genuine bitterness I feel toward my fellow man regarding climate change. This was never a political divide. The american culture was full of anti-scientific absurdity on the the right, and complete symbolism without substance on the left.<p>We don&#x27;t even have serious bicycle or transit prioritization <i>in our major urban areas</i>. We don&#x27;t have any concern for reducing our meat consumption. We don&#x27;t have any concern for alternatives to airlines. We&#x27;re to the point where only geoengineering can help, which is honestly nuts. I just, I mean, I know where I&#x27;m planning on settling down literally based on real estate in relation to climate change. It&#x27;s surreal.