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Re:World Now Likely to Hit Watershed 1.5 °C Rise in Next 5 Y... by JoshTko on Thursday May 27, 2021 @01:48PM (#27305920)
It's an accurate narrative. The problem is that not enough people understand how dire the situation is.
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Re:World Now Likely to Hit Watershed 1.5 °C Rise in Next 5 Y... by throwkeep on Thursday May 27, 2021 @02:07PM (#27306164)
I'd say the problem is not enough people understand what the solutions are. Those who push the apocalyptic narrative included, as they tend to be against nuclear energy (a clean, safe, compact, 24/7 source) and even shut down existing plants. Which have been getting replaced by coal!!
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Re:World Now Likely to Hit Watershed 1.5 °C Rise in Next 5 Y... by jfengel on Thursday May 27, 2021 @02:00PM (#27306073)
It's such a heads-I-lose tails-you-win situation. If I talk about extreme cases I'm accused of alarmism. If I talk about nearly-certain cases that fall short of extinction, I'm told it's not important.
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