Re:In Antarctica, climate change is having surprising impacts
by NeedMoreTea on Saturday October 27, 2018 @09:02AM
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How do you react to the internal reports and information films produced by, as it turns out, most of the major oil companies in the 1980s and 1990s?
That was the time for gradual moves to fuels with lower carbon, and a gradual shift to more consideration of the ecosystem.
Whilst the scientific consensus of how serious and urgent a problem we face was still being honed, the fossil fuel industry was pretty unequivocal about it. Clearly they don't fit the same political or activist labels yet seem to be painting a future just as unpleasant as the most strident activists. A future that is going to require regulation and restriction of some choices as "being mindful" isn't going to cut any production or output from the plastic factory, or internal combustion, or any reduction in the worst forms of agriculture (grain fed cattle).
Humanity, or more precisely, political parties and industry ignored clear warnings for 40 years. We seem to have left it much too late for gradual anything to work. We ran out of time, thanks to a succession of governments across the globe, of all colours, sweeping it under the rug. 40 years of "not on my watch".
The scientific consensus is over 97% of climate related scientists find there is an urgent problem. What should we do now?
As an aside I try not to heed much from activists, political, religious or anything else, even on issues where I sympathise. The sensible and accurate discussion is usually found a little further from the margins.
That was the time for gradual moves to fuels with lower carbon, and a gradual shift to more consideration of the ecosystem.
Whilst the scientific consensus of how serious and urgent a problem we face was still being honed, the fossil fuel industry was pretty unequivocal about it. Clearly they don't fit the same political or activist labels yet seem to be painting a future just as unpleasant as the most strident activists. A future that is going to require regulation and restriction of some choices as "being mindful" isn't going to cut any production or output from the plastic factory, or internal combustion, or any reduction in the worst forms of agriculture (grain fed cattle).
Humanity, or more precisely, political parties and industry ignored clear warnings for 40 years. We seem to have left it much too late for gradual anything to work. We ran out of time, thanks to a succession of governments across the globe, of all colours, sweeping it under the rug. 40 years of "not on my watch".
The scientific consensus is over 97% of climate related scientists find there is an urgent problem. What should we do now?
As an aside I try not to heed much from activists, political, religious or anything else, even on issues where I sympathise. The sensible and accurate discussion is usually found a little further from the margins.