Re:5800sq km iceberg breaks off Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf
by adrianN on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @09:57AM
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Individuals can only slow down climate change, we cannot stop it. To stop climate change's progression we need to completely stop producing green house gases. The sooner the better. No matter how I change my behavior I cannot decrease my impact to zero. The solution needs to happen top down by a massive investment in new energy infrastructure. The best thing we as consumers can do is voting for parties that are in favor of such changes and supporting change for example by paying extra for "green" electricity.
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Re:5800sq km iceberg breaks off Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf
by averagewall on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @10:34AM
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Since almost nobody is voting for Green parties around the world, that's not going to happen. Even most concerned Americans voted for a major party instead last year.
Re:5800sq km iceberg breaks off Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf
by adrianN on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @10:48AM
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Yes, we're basically fucked when it comes to climate change. I think it's highly unlikely that we'll manage to limit warming to less than four degrees. My only hope is some energy breakthrough that allows us to actively reduce CO2 concentration instead of just stopping its production.
Re:5800sq km iceberg breaks off Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf
by njarboe on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @11:32AM
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Nuclear fission powered CO2 scrubbers could be built with today's technology. Not to mention getting rid of current CO2 emissions from coal and natural gas electricity production. Unfortunately the Greens have been making that politically impossible for the last 50 years. Tax carbon and reduce acceptable man-made radiation exposure from power generation to something reasonable in the same bill. This would be a compromise position. Even ExxonMobil supports a carbon tax. Let's do it already.