It can feel tempting to refer to “climate debt,” since we’ve dug our present hole over time, the payback has come due, and it will keep coming due for decades. But debt isn’t quite the right analogy for climate change. That’s because monetary debt can be written off. Inflated away. Forgiven in a jubilee. Through a myriad financial accounting tricks, debt can be made manageable or erased—even if, on the surface, it appears unmanageable. Debt (at least
I enjoyed reading this and liked your juxtaposition to debt was nice. I noted a like on one of my random posts ("Mass Extinction") and decided to take a look at your corner of Substack. My reading patterns are eclectic and it's fun to see a different angle. I have an upcoming post titled "Risky Business" that perhaps you might enjoy. I write in advance and schedule. Despite being retired, my roots in my old work has tentacles. I will look at a few more but as a first dip this was good.
Why Climate Change Isn't Like Debt
Hello Stephanie --
I enjoyed reading this and liked your juxtaposition to debt was nice. I noted a like on one of my random posts ("Mass Extinction") and decided to take a look at your corner of Substack. My reading patterns are eclectic and it's fun to see a different angle. I have an upcoming post titled "Risky Business" that perhaps you might enjoy. I write in advance and schedule. Despite being retired, my roots in my old work has tentacles. I will look at a few more but as a first dip this was good.