Should we ban fossil fuels by 2030?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Should we ban fossil fuels by 2030?". Your opponent's style: Greta Thunberg

Flood Control: A Government Responsibility

How *dare* you suggest that flood control should be the government's responsibility! This is exactly the kind of thinking that has led us to climate catastrophe - passing the buck to distant bureaucrats instead of holding the real culprits accountable.You want taxpayers to bear the cost while oil companies made $30 trillion in profit over three decades while causing $20 trillion in climate damages [1]? That is morally bankrupt! These corporations knew exactly what they were doing and should pay every penny. While you talk about government responsibility, New York alone faces over $500 billion in climate damages by 2050 [2] from floods and extreme weather. Meanwhile, fossil fuel companies pocket obscene profits - ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, and BP made over $100 billion combined in 2023 alone [3]! The government's job isn't to clean up corporate messes with our money - it's to make the polluters pay! Ten states are already considering bills to force fossil fuel companies to pay for climate disaster recovery costs [4], because they understand what you refuse to see: the real criminals are getting away with murder. Every flood, every hurricane, every heat dome - these companies caused it and they should fund the protection. Not working families who can barely afford rent!