It's kind of amazing how much has been forgotten about the actual FF7 era.
>The Kyoto Protocol was negotiated in 1997,
>The second Clinton term began with Al Gore as VP who was a prominent environmental advocate
>Corporate environmental responsibility was a new thing. Companies were beginning to face real pressure from consumers and investors to adopt green practices.
>Earth Liberation Front had started committing 'eco-terrorism', Greenpeace and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society were causing trouble.
FF7's setting was way more political than any any millenial/zoomer gives it credit for. Sephifaggot this and Tifa tits that - that blocky shit didn't matter until a decade later. And now with the remakes, the earth-saving sentiment has all but evaporated.