European researchers said Thursday that the the start of June saw global surface air temperatures rise 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels for the first time. That is the limit governments said they would try to limit global warming to at a 2015 summit in Paris.
That would be a sight to see. And it’s an easy win for a government as it’ll cost them nothing and even save the capitalists money on packaging and logistics.
More broadly, though, I don’t see this coming from government. Only organised workers have the power to put this kind of pressure on, like they did to secure the New Deal and the welfare state.