He argues that we need to take care of how we undertake the revolution which, he says, will be on the scale of the industrial revolution and the agricultural revolution of 10,000 years ago.Īll policy requires careful thought because not all effects can be anticipated, he says. Hall says the problem is we’re all locked into systems which create emissions and are powered by fossil fuels, and financial systems that lock us into higher emissions. “France was a really salient example where people pushed back against the increase of a fuel tax and this is one of the dangers if you move forward too quickly or move forward in the wrong way, then you can create these revolts or counter revolutions even.” It’s not just a social question, he says. “The real issue is that looming ahead of us we have a real disruption of some sort and the question is, how can we manage this disruption in a way that causes the least harm and suffering and inconvenience for people as possible?” says Hall.
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