Q - Decision-Making

Why are we where we are 60+ years after scientists started raising the alarm over climate change? The first quote below is particularly insightful, although its source is not known. Climate change is a 2.0 problem, but our brains are still stuck in 1.0 problem solving.

One of the greatest climate change quotes ever, reflecting the rapid progression of social problems as compared to the speed at which our brains are able to evolve. We’ve never figured out exactly where the quote comes from!

Why is climate change such a difficult problem to tackle? It's a BIG question, and there is a massive literature that grapples with it. This quote gets at one aspect of it.

Isaac Asimov's argument is certainly one that any visit to your Facebook or Twitter feed is likely to confirm.

One of the big issues with climate change is that tackling climate change does challenge a lot of livelihoods and things we currently take for granted. It's a big source of cognitive dissonance.