Re:Climate change: IPCC report is 'code red for humanity'
by yissp on Monday August 09, 2021 @09:56AM
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Would having to curb CO2 emissions stunt Indian / African economic development more than the effects of climate change will? Those two areas are particularly vulnerable to the worst of the impacts as I understand it (extreme heat, food supply disruption, etc.)
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Re:Climate change: IPCC report is 'code red for humanity'
by keewee7 on Monday August 09, 2021 @10:03AM
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Poverty and hunger is killing more people in India and Africa than extreme weather.
Re:Climate change: IPCC report is 'code red for humanity'
by wutbrodo on Monday August 09, 2021 @10:16AM
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Poverty and hunger are downstream of climate shocks, not separate from it. Drought and other extreme weather events are powerful historical causes of war and famine.
The GP question is whether that dynamic is canceled out by the economic benefits of polluting energy technologies.