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Re:What can a technologist do about climate change? by deoptimo on Tuesday November 24, 2015 @02:43PM (#10623078)
> So if we focused on developing a tool whose sole purpose was to give us quantified feedback on the consequences of our actions - much like how we use utility bills ...

Utility bills and a carbon tax are the only feedback you need. All the rest is politics.

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Re:What can a technologist do about climate change? by haxel on Tuesday November 24, 2015 @03:14PM (#10623330)
Does a carbon tax stop the slash-and-burn in Indonesia (for palm oil) and Brazil (for cattle)?

I agree that the full cost of what we buy needs to be included in its price or else we'll keep seeing the same problem, having only kicked it down the road a bit. But there are also many more large problems besides climate change that involve more than carbon dioxide emissions.

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Re:What can a technologist do about climate change? by pjc50 on Tuesday November 24, 2015 @05:20PM (#10623983)
Speaking of which, this came across my twitter feed just now: https://theconversation.com/feeding-godzilla-as-indonesia-bu...

Indonesia is keeping up the burning despite being under Chinese levels of smog.

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