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Re:Barrier Reef doomed as up to 99% of coral at risk, report... by refurb on Saturday April 03, 2021 @08:37PM (#26685991)
Everything I read tells me that it’s too late. Even if we stop all CO2 production tomorrow there will be severe climate change due to the CO2 already released.

Seems like the best idea is to just enjoy the time we have left.

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Re:Barrier Reef doomed as up to 99% of coral at risk, report... by porb121 on Saturday April 03, 2021 @08:43PM (#26686017)
That's quite simply not true. If we stopped all CO2 production tomorrow, we'd by well under 1.5 degrees of warming by 2100.
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Re:Barrier Reef doomed as up to 99% of coral at risk, report... by refurb on Saturday April 03, 2021 @10:42PM (#26686494)
Not what I’ve read. It will slow things down and yes, would be under 1.5 degrees, but there will still be massive upheaval.
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Re:Barrier Reef doomed as up to 99% of coral at risk, report... by SamPatt on Monday April 05, 2021 @02:17AM (#26695859)
"Enjoy the time we have left"

Please. What a joke.

Read the IPCC reports. They are projecting massive increases in the wealth and health of the whole world in all future emissions scenarios.

Some scenarios are just worse than others, but all are better than today.

The world has been improving for centuries. The idea that we need to "enjoy what time we have left" is absolutely insane. It's pseudo-science

Yes, human impacts on the environment cause problems. No, they aren't going to cause human extinction.

Read "Enlightenment Now" or "The Rational Optimist" for some perspective.

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