Re:Scientists raise alarm over ‘dangerously fast’ growth in ...
by refurb on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @05:17AM
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Sure we “need to do that” but you know it won’t ever happen right?
Scientists have already said if we stop all emissions tomorrow, across the globe, we’re still hitting catastrophic climate change.
The boat to fix this left decades ago.
Re:Scientists raise alarm over ‘dangerously fast’ growth in ...
by breakyerself on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @01:35PM
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That's complete bullshit. Global warming isnt a binary of either we're fucked or we're not fucked. It's a gradient of more fucked the look get we wait to phase out emissions. It's never too late because it can always be
Made worse by continuing to emit more.
Re:Scientists raise alarm over ‘dangerously fast’ growth in ...
by cloudfifty on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @05:36AM
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It's funny how reactionaries have gone from "it's not really happening", "it's not man made" to "it's too late anyways" in no time. The same goal remains; to keep doing nothing.
Re:Scientists raise alarm over ‘dangerously fast’ growth in ...
by refurb on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @06:39AM
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If by “reactionary” you mean “realist” then I agree.
Beyond the point of no return now. Time to start moving to higher ground.
Re:Scientists raise alarm over ‘dangerously fast’ growth in ...
by tsimionescu on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @08:43AM
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There are many points of no return. There is a difference between 5 degrees of warming and 10 or 20.
Re:Scientists raise alarm over ‘dangerously fast’ growth in ...
by eppsilon on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @02:46PM
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Moving to higher ground only considers the first-order effects of climate change - floods and severe weather. Potential further effects include reduced agricultural output/efficiency, massive migrations of climate refugees, and the destabilization or collapse of national governments. If we do nothing, natural disasters will be the least of our concerns.
The proper framing is we need to reduce emissions and so does China and India so how do we facilitate that. The answer is to 1.) Reduce our own emissions to have the moral basis to push other countries to reduce their emissions. 2.) Tax imported goods based on the emissions created in their production. Incentivizing foreign countries to reduce their emissions to be competitive in US markets. 3.) Lobby other countries to do the same using the diplomatic means we have at our disposal.