How do we cut down on emissions from steel, cement, and plastic?

Re:How do we cut down on emissions from steel, cement, and p... by news_to_me on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @05:36PM (#20814634)

Cool, now the price of steel skyrockets and brings up the cost of everything that uses steel. Maybe we can find a way to do this in a less economically violent way?

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Re:How do we cut down on emissions from steel, cement, and p... by tonyedgecombe on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @02:55AM (#20817512)

Maybe we can find a way to do this in a less economically violent way?

If you accept that we need to lower carbon emissions then that means we will need to stop doing some things. Yes some people will be worse off, others better off. Given that change is coming anyway we might as well be on top of it rather than dragged along screaming and kicking.

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Re:How do we cut down on emissions from steel, cement, and p... by bryanlarsen on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @05:57PM (#20814838)

You can spend trillions on reduction or you can spend trillions on adaptation or you can die. There's no cheap option.

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Re:How do we cut down on emissions from steel, cement, and p... by imtringued on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @04:53AM (#20818036)

This is the less economically violent way. The earlier we take action the cheaper it is going to be in the long term.

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