COP21: Who wants to be poor? Anybody?
Who wants to be poor? Who wants less? Less travel, less meat, less money, less low-cost clothes, food, furniture, less air cond, less heating, fewer kids, smaller houses, smaller fridges, smaller cars, less gas and electricity consumption, slower and more expensive transport... Nobody. Expect activists. Correct me if I'm wrong. I discussed the fact that a negative GDP is an anomaly in a previous post . Getting poorer and consuming less voluntarily are anomalies too. They are also the best way to fight climate change. People want a comfortable personal car, a big screen, fly all over the world (the demand for air travel will likely double by 2035), enjoy a 24h delay delivery of products, air cond during summer, heating in winter, heated "terrasses", escalators, etc. Why would they want to sacrifice themselves for nothing? Indeed, their effort won't change anything to the climate change. Why they torture themselves, consuming less, in a w