Open letter to Extinction Rebellion

We do not need more awareness - let's assume everyone is already aware. So what do we do now?

Declaring (emphasis on "declaring") state of emergency but what does it mean? I can declare that I do not agree with the exploitation of limited natural resources but it doesn't change anything.

So here is the plan:
 * Market prices for water
 * Market prices for CO2
 * Market prices for animal products
 * Market prices for all single use plastic
 * Market prices for waste - ensuring longevity of the products (opposite of planned obsolescence)

There will be a temporary (emphasis on "temporary") setback.

Prices of certain goods are likely to go up, that in turn may encourage people to grow their own food, subsequently reducing dependency on the money.

I remember 5p charge for plastic bags and how it affected my behaviour. In many countries, there is €0.20 deposit for bottles. Economy (gamification, incentives) is a powerful force, too bad we currently account only for the one number. Check Triple Bottom Line: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_bottom_line

How on Earth meat is so cheap? Go figure the cost of 1kg of beef in a local supermarket and compare it to 1kg of vegetables. How is that even possible?

Why flying around Europe is so cheap, RyanAir low season £19.99, why trains in the UK are so expensive?

We need Total systematic change. It is OK to slow growing

Food for thought

 * Swords into plowshares - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swords_to_ploughshares - repurposing military technology.
 * The recession of 1929 and WWII industrial production recovery in the US
 * Effective Altruism - https://www.effectivealtruism.org/ - Exponential Technologies - https://su.org/concepts/
 * See also Plan B - a competition to design a resilient habitat in case it is already too late.



https://genesis.re/360/cop24/ - I was there - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_United_Nations_Climate_Change_Conference