it's not just about climate change -- but yes, i do believe that the evidence is too strong in aggregate to chalk up to politics in science, even if that dynamic does unfortunately exist to some extent. other benefits are the creation of community (fight against the atomization of society we all experience) and a reduction on our reliance of finite fossil fuel resources. people have tried and failed to predict when peak oil actually arrives -- although it must be said that production is still not at the highest it's ever been, despite continuing efforts and demand for fossil fuels -- so i won't bother; i'll just remind you that there are no new reserves of crude being created on human-relevant timelines. it's entirely likely that all the fossil fuels which exist currently on earth are the last fossil fuels left.  it makes sense on many more levels than just climate change.
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