My point is that people want their short term economic needs met (food, shelter, quality of life).
You wont find broad support for policies that save an abstract future 40y away if you cause huge economic hardship on current people.
You can see how quickly support for addressing climate change erroded in the last few once more pressing short term needs of people were not met anymore. Academics and the upper middle class can keep theorizing about how to save the future because they can afford it while the less fortunate will turn to policies that dont hurt their short term prospects.
Bottom line is that ignoring the economic impact is foolish. No lasting political support
You wont find broad support for policies that save an abstract future 40y away if you cause huge economic hardship on current people.
You can see how quickly support for addressing climate change erroded in the last few once more pressing short term needs of people were not met anymore. Academics and the upper middle class can keep theorizing about how to save the future because they can afford it while the less fortunate will turn to policies that dont hurt their short term prospects.
Bottom line is that ignoring the economic impact is foolish. No lasting political support