There’s Still Time to Fix Climate–About 11 Years

Re:There’s Still Time to Fix Climate–About 11 Years by algebraically on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @04:55PM (#29018989)

The current trajectory has locked us into 2C+ of warming. Even if some magical technology appears out of nowhere and allows us to start capturing and sequestering carbon at the gigaton volumes required to make a dent we're still locked into 2C+ of warming. [1][2] At this point it is no longer a matter of doing enough, it's a matter of actively adapting to the reality of a warmer planet because no matter what we do 2C+ warming is an immutable fact.

1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s254IPHXgVA

2: https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-a-warming-planet/th...

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Re:There’s Still Time to Fix Climate–About 11 Years by Gravityloss on Thursday October 28, 2021 @10:19AM (#29026431)

Of course we must adapt too. But 4C is a lot worse outcome than 2.5 C.

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Re:There’s Still Time to Fix Climate–About 11 Years by algebraically on Thursday October 28, 2021 @05:23PM (#29032211)

My point is that people still think there is a way to salvage things when there isn't and because they think there is a technological solution they are refusing to change their consumption habits. That's what I mean by adaptation. By the way, at 4C there is no longer any human civilization as we now know it. Even at 3C we're basically screwed.

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