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Re:Japan's cherry blossom: as indisputable as climate change... by ashayh on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @05:04PM (#27977651)
What if there is no climate emergency .. and we reduced fossil fuel pollution & improved air quality for all, stopped destroying forests, rivers, lakes and oceans, stopped the massive decline in fish & animal species, reduced drought by restoring the water tables, reduced drinking water pollution etc etc .. all for nothing?

https://medium.com/thoughts-economics-politics-sustainabilit...

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Re:Japan's cherry blossom: as indisputable as climate change... by lovecg on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @05:11PM (#27977722)
That’s cute but it should also list “what if we kept developing countries in poverty (by denying quick and dirty industrialization that we ourselves enjoyed) for nothing”. The problem is hard because there are hard decisions to make.
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Re:Japan's cherry blossom: as indisputable as climate change... by whatshisface on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @05:09PM (#27977695)
Capping CO2 released may reduce air pollution due to burning, but it won't do very much about the water tables, except by improving the climate.
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Re:Japan's cherry blossom: as indisputable as climate change... by loopz on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @05:12PM (#27977728)
What was lost then?

What didn't we lose?

Do you require water to function? How about food?

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