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‘I was frustrated’: The woman who told Labour it didn’t need to spend £28bn on green investment (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 2 months ago by RubberDuck@lemmy.world to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk

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[–] xor@infosec.pub 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] Jackthelad@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

You think all that is going to happen in... five years?

[–] xor@infosec.pub 3 points 2 months ago

already currently happening so yeah, it’ll all get much worse

[–] norimee@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

It... already started?

[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk -4 points 2 months ago (3 children)

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 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk -1 points 2 months ago

Yes, that part was obvious.

However hyperbolic misrepresentation doesn't help this argument. 😉

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

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