Rhian-Mari Thomas, the head of the Green Finance Institute, suggested to Rachel Reeves the private sector could help offset state funding
  • xor@infosec.pub
    107·
    2 months ago

    in 2029, when millions more are dying… climate refugees are overwhelming the shores… crops are failing… tropical insects are migrating north, 28 billion will seem like a great bargain… but then it’ll cost trillions

    • mannycalavera@feddit.uk
      37·
      2 months ago

      28 billion will seem like a great bargain… but then it’ll cost trillions

      Are you expecting an inflation rate of 111% in the next five years? 😂

      • br3d@lemmy.world
        41·
        2 months ago

        They mean it would cost more because the problem has become bigger and more complicated because it wasn’t addressed early

        • mannycalavera@feddit.uk
          34·
          2 months ago

          Yes, that part was obvious.

          However hyperbolic misrepresentation doesn’t help this argument. 😉

      • futatorius
        1·
        2 months ago

        They’re expecting nonlinearities as climate systems are more destabilised.

      • xor@infosec.pub
        18·
        2 months ago

        the price of prevention is more than the cost of a cure….
        you’re awfully dense… maybe try a little harder to understand things that you don’t understand before responding with your ignorance.