Indonesian forests pay the price for the growing global biomass energy demand

Biomass from virgin sub-/tropical forest destruction is worse than fossil fuels. Fossil emissions can at least be filtered.

Russia's vast tracts of less species diverse forest, get some protection from US sanctions. Indonesia's forests get a death sentence due to an unholy pact between the governments of Indonesia, Japan and Korea, and their chums in private industry. Lots of money going into connected pockets. No press enquiries answered. SLAPP lawsuits used to silence criticism.

Why do we even bother when governments are actually using climate change as an excuse to get rich, destroying habitats at an ever faster rate. The bad guys always win in the end.

Just give up, don't have kids, and enjoy what time we have left as best you can. Climate change and/or war will wipe everything out soon enough.

That is other side of the "green" agenda. Some common sense is needed.

GBR48

Just give up, don't have kids, and enjoy what time we have left as best you can. Climate change and/or war will wipe everything out soon enough.

Will not. If anything will "wipe out everything" it is humans, with things like nuclear war. The "climate" always changes, and humans can adapt to that.

ZaphodToday 01:32 pm JST

That is other side of the "green" agenda. Some common sense is needed.

"Drill baby drill" is not common sense. I'll let you google it since you aren't American.

TaiwanIsNotChina

"Drill baby drill" is not common sense. I'll let you google it since you aren't American.

I am not crazy about "drill baby drill", especially where it involves fracking. Lets do about trying to mind-read others.