Yes, There Is Hope For Us 2

This is an ongoing series of posts contrasting my "We're Toast" series of posts, with links to articles that suggest that we might somehow pull through the coming crisis.

Climate Change and Environment

• How Likely Is The Worst-Case Climate Scenario? The worst case scenarios may not be as likely as some think, but the picture is murky.
• Can legal action force governments and businesses to respond to climate change? "Legal challenges related to climate change are a fast-growing trend."
• ‘Air is cleaner than before the Industrial Revolution’: a best case scenario for the climate in 2050. 
• The End of Australia as We Know It. "What many of us have witnessed this fire season feels alive and monstrous. With climate change forcing a relaxed country to stumble toward new ways of work, leisure and life, will politics follow?"

Politics

• Climate denial has destroyed the libertarian movement. Good riddance.
• Vienna’s New Weapon in the War on Cars: Concert Tickets. "In an effort to cut vehicle emissions and boost public transportation, Austria’s capital will reward car-free travel with free access to museums and concerts."
• Federal court rules that Scott Pruitt’s sham EPA can’t ban scientists from its scientific advisory board. It’s always comforting when the American legal system prevents the American legal system from legally screwing over Americans.
• JP Morgan economists warn climate crisis is threat to human race. Big money is starting to get worried. 

Technology

• Why American Farmers Are Hacking Their Tractors With Ukrainian Firmware. A dive into the thriving black market of John Deere tractor hacking.
• SpaceX Starship factory eyes cutting-edge industry solutions for inspiration. They're looking at off-the-shelf technology for building water tanks. 
• Electric Cars Are Better For the Environment Than a 50 MPG Gas Car. This holds true even if you consider the emissions it takes to produce the electricity that runs them.