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Problem is the people in power saying that first part know/think they won't have to face the consequences of climate change, as such they only care about the short-term gains.
Capitalism will only solve problems where there's a profit incentive, and there's very little incentive to solve climate change until it starts unavoidably harming profits... By which point it'll be too late.
Oh just wait. The second we can meaningfully reverse climate change, rich f*cks from around the world will protest to stop the reversal because it will impact their profits.
“But the Northwest passage will re-freeze!”
I am absolutely positive that will happen. Every step we have ever taken has led to changes that we and everything else on the planet then became dependent on, making it impossible to roll back.
Once we stabilize the concentration of GHGs, it doesn't take long for planetary temperatures to stabilize (assuming we avoid runaway effects). Everything we do to pull GHGs out of the atmosphere will mean imposing a change to a climate that everyone and everything has adapted to or is adapting to. Declining GHGs will, in it's own way, be just as destructive as the increase was.
There is also likely a shit ton of undiagnosed mental issues in the top 1%. I don't think it's safe to say that they're evil masterminds with a plan, they may just be actually stupid and insane.
Oh I wasn't implying most of these people have a plan, beyond simply believing they'll be able to buy their way out of the consequences or that they'll die before shit really hits the fan.
It's less evil and more just the worst combination of greed, narcissism, and stupidity.