Getting to net zero--and even net negative--is surprisingly feasible, and affordable

[Jim__]

4. That's 120 billion / year for 30 years.

There will be intense political opposition to the implementation of any such project; and 30 years ago, far fewer people were convinced that climate change was for real - the project would have been even less politically feasible back then. Also, from the article: the cost of the transformation is lower now than in similar studies we did five years ago.

I've never been convinced that the biggest barrier to addressing climate change is cost. I believe that the biggest problem is that we're fighting against powerful vested interests. For instance, in the schematic for actions needed by 2030, I would expect strong political opposition to at least steps 1, 2, 4, 6, and 7.

I also believe we would be far better off today if we had begun seriously addressing climate change yesterday.