What we can deduce from the current farmers' protests in Germany with regard to the expected effectiveness of climate policy.
The current protest by farmers in Berlin has once again impressively demonstrated that it is part of a long chain of resistance in which previously planned climate policy measures are subsequently watered down or reduced to a minimal compromise - similar to the Building Energy Act (GEG). In principle, nobody wants unchecked climate change, but as soon as the desired measures affect their own wallet or personal comfort zone, the willingness to support them is significantly reduced.
This is why we cannot expect our democracy to set the course quickly and effectively in response to the crisis. Even if this political system is otherwise sensible because it (usually) produces balanced laws and prevents extremes, it reacts far too sluggishly when it comes to climate policy and inherently evades pressure.
"We should finally recognize this fact
and dare to make the consequent paradigm shift!"
Limited personal emissions budgets by means of a complementary climate currency ECO (Earth Carbon Obligation) intrinsically motivate the industry to decarbonize their production processes. This is because they produce what we (can) buy with our limited budgets. In this way, the technology that is able to achieve the greatest reduction in emissions at the lowest cost and with the least effort is automatically applied - and this without the need to implement often unpopular political measures and monitor compliance with them.
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