To the End

I'm originally from Germany but I have been moving between Europe and the USA in the past 20+ years. Climate change is one of the biggest topic in Germany so I was excited to see that it finally became an agenda in the USA ...

The movie talks about the Sunrise movement and the New Green Deal which would eliminate fossil fuel and it also puts a big emphasis on having affordable housing, good paying jobs, free education etc. Especially for minorities. While these things are important (for everyone!), they are not related to climate change. Doing things for the climate will be uncomfortable for most people. It will be more expensive, it will require more effort. To me the climate change felt being buried under all these extra demands. How many people would still root for the climate change if it wouldn't be for all the other things?

Also there weren't many ideas. There was talk about using wind/solar energy and employing people in these sectors and building energy efficient housing and this was pretty much it. There was zero talk about the pollution in the ocean, about recycling, about the enormous waste of plastic in the USA (plastic bags in Europe have been forbidden in supermarkets, same goes with plastic straws), extinction and threatening of animal species, how everything is connected and the whole eco system.

At the end people get money if they have an electrical car but oil can still being drilled in the ocean? Are there any extra areas that are being protected? What is with the development of green spaces?

Also seeing the policy maker using an aversive tool on her dog didn't leave the best impression. Animal rights and protection is another big topic politicians don't talk much about in the USA.

Overall it was disappointing.