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Re:Apocalyptic Claims About Climate Change Are Wrong by paulddraper on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @10:46AM (#21648800)
Or twice the amount to prop up failed lending businesses in 2008.

That is terrific news; any sources?

It's incredible you could change enough with "only" that many resources, even limiting the scope of discussion to the U.S.'s 15% contribution [1] to the global total.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_greenhous...

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Re:Apocalyptic Claims About Climate Change Are Wrong by bryanlarsen on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @10:51AM (#21648850)
https://time.com/5709100/halt-climate-change-300-billion/
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Re:Apocalyptic Claims About Climate Change Are Wrong by paulddraper on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @10:56AM (#21648903)
> $300 billion. That’s the money needed to stop the rise in greenhouse gases and buy up to 20 years of time to fix global warming, according to United Nations climate scientists.

Wow, I'm surprised the claim isn't more widely circulated.

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