Re:CO2 in the atmosphere just exceeded 415ppm for the first ...
by RcouF1uZ4gsC on Monday May 13, 2019 @12:16PM
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>Even if climate change would be a hoax (which it is not), then why would it be a bad thing to make changes to prevent it from happening anyway? Why would it be a bad thing to get rid of air pollution? Why would it be a bad thing to switch to an energy source that doesn't run out in ~20 years simply because it isn't renewable?
If we look at carbon footprint, single use paper bags have the lowest footprint.
So if we prioritized limiting carbon footprint, we would encourage single use plastic bags. However, we are not, we are discouraging them.
If environmentalists had signed on to encourage carbon free energy, they would have pushed for reducing the roadblocks to nuclear power even at the cost of making them more unsafe. That is not what happened. Instead, environmental groups were one of the biggest opponents to nuclear power.
If you really believe climate change is the biggest problem facing humans, you will need to do things and encourage things that may be dangerous or harmful but that can help slow down climate change.
If we look at carbon footprint, single use paper bags have the lowest footprint.
https://stanfordmag.org/contents/paper-plastic-or-reusable
So if we prioritized limiting carbon footprint, we would encourage single use plastic bags. However, we are not, we are discouraging them.
If environmentalists had signed on to encourage carbon free energy, they would have pushed for reducing the roadblocks to nuclear power even at the cost of making them more unsafe. That is not what happened. Instead, environmental groups were one of the biggest opponents to nuclear power.
If you really believe climate change is the biggest problem facing humans, you will need to do things and encourage things that may be dangerous or harmful but that can help slow down climate change.