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Re:Anti-climate action statements get more visibility in new... by imtringued on Friday July 31, 2020 @05:21AM (#24007021)
>The real unsettled question now is: how bad is it going to be, and when we don't know for sure, how much should we weight the various bad outcomes?

If you wave a magic wand and reduce CO2 emissions by 90% today we will still reach the same bad outcomes eventually. Politicians are going to tell us we still have 100 years left and will just ignore the topic until it becomes a priority again.

Think of it like having a back injury that gets more painful over time. You're going to react based on how intense the pain is, not based on how much time has passed.

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Re:Anti-climate action statements get more visibility in new... by matthewdgreen on Friday July 31, 2020 @08:39AM (#24008035)
I think of it like having a growing tumor. Maybe it doesn't hurt now, but all the doctors are telling you that you need to take it out or it will metastasize. You won't live forever if you take it out, but you'll potentially live a whole lot longer.
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