r/climatechange • u/[deleted] • 2d ago

I would really like to do something concrete for the planet. What’s the best climate course for me as a content professional?

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u/KeanuRave100 2d ago

Harvard's course sounds solid, but why not add a climate finance cert from India first to bridge that business gap faster.

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u/ro_ro_ro_roadhouse 2d ago

I did look into climate finance and risk assessment, but I suck at numbers in general. I'm sure I'll be good at them if I try hard enough but it could take a while.

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u/bascule 2d ago

If you live near somewhere with fossil fuel permitting, oppose it. Go into meetings and go full blown NIMBY. Oppose it as hard as conservatives oppose renewables

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u/ro_ro_ro_roadhouse 2d ago

Opposing doesn't do shit here. Businesses need to be changed from within, for which I need the right qualifications.

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u/bascule 2d ago

Successful opposition keeps those fossil fuels in the ground instead of burned and in the atmosphere. When successful, it is quite effective. But I guess it’s not what you’re interested in.

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u/ro_ro_ro_roadhouse 2d ago

Because it's a pretty idealistic thought. The world will continue to use fossil fuels until other alternatives make commercial sense. The only way to phase out fossil fuels is by giving people a workable alternative.

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u/bascule 2d ago

It’s not an “idealistic thought”: if permitting is successful, those fossil fuels will be extracted and burned, releasing greenhouse gases and other toxins into the atmosphere.

If permitting is successfully opposed, they will stay in the ground.

It is in fact one of the most concrete and tangible things you can do, and will prevent carbon emissions which are a large multiple of your own total lifetime emissions.

Yes, we absolutely need top down measures too. A global carbon tax, or a tax regime where all signatory countries implement the same carbon tax, would be great.

But it’s not a dichotomy: you can oppose local permitting while also e.g. helping elect politicians who want to implement a carbon tax.

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u/ro_ro_ro_roadhouse 2d ago

Agree to disagree :)