Why are environmental issues difficult to solve?

because in solving one problem it would decrease the advance of technology that we have today. for example, global warming is mostly caused by cars and their pollution and the only way to stop more harm being done we have to get rid of cars or a different source. not possible. also alternative fuels take resources which can harm the planet even more.

ok, this is a two point answer.

ONE, only a dictatorship not a democracy can move 3 billion people in the same direction, the larger the body of peoples in a democracy the quicker they stagnate, maybe logjam is a better word.

that Answers why wars still exist, why we still use gasonine, and so many other things. take choice out of the equasion and indroduce dictate and things move in the govornmentaly required way.

TWO. you cant fix what isnt known how it was broken. or fix what isnt broken.

their are many schools of thought on firstly if the environment is indeed damaged, or just cyclical, Cyclical is the most common intelectual theory, therfore self damaging and self healing, however like all cycle as in the recent economy, some of the cycles are mild, some very severe, it was called the ice age, it was a cycle,as were all the other weather shifts on the planet.

THE BOTTOM LINE IS, you cant fix it, if you have a choice, you cant fix it even if you didnt have a choice, you cant fix it. have a beer and get laid. let mother nature do her thing. every time humans have tried to control nature they have made it worse,,,, BAR NONE. have a beer for me while your at it.

Because scientists, politics and etc. have to fix the global warming problem without removing luxuries from people. My older teacher said that after being so used to luxuries like computers, cars, loads of papers and such it was impossible to suddenly change. People just wouldn't do it.

Well, this is what my teacher said. Plus, global warming is caused by a lot of things and it's a complex things. It affects many things, it changes many things etc. Literally trying to save the earth and change the lives of everyone on earth isn't done in a day. ;D

Scientists are finding that due to increased levels of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide emissions, otherwise known as greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, "warming of the climate system is unequivocal," and that it is "very likely" that a significant level of warming is due to human activity including the combustion of fossil fuels for power generation, transportation and manufacturing.12 The bulk of global GHGs (67%) are a result of energy consumption.3 Of this portion, GHG emissions as a result of electricity and heat account for 25%; transportation accounts for 14%; industrial processes accounts for 14%, and fuel combustion and fugitive emissions account for the remaining 14%.4

try breaking the status quo. it can be easy, but people look at you funny. the most drastic solutions are the ones most scrutinized. the closer you can "go green" without disrupting the status quo too much, the better the solution is for the general public.

things like reducing carbon emissions from industry is a huge and costly ordeal. but insulating your homes more efficiently and using natural lighting is less obtrusive.

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Because instead of the Earth belonging to humanity as a whole it is "allowed" to be sold to private individuals who, in general, can do what they want with it.

Cause the rich people will lose money and companies will go out of buisness and people will lose jobs and the people who live like robots will get confused. And can't. Adapt to change to well

Because people have very varied opinions about the environment.

Some think its a very high priority,

Some think that it will be fine on its own.

because they are huge as well as complex.