Eminent Scientist Says Climate Activists Need to Get Real

Re:Eminent Scientist Says Climate Activists Need to Get Real by tuatoru on Monday April 25, 2022 @06:01PM (#31161301)

I imagine that interview was like a cold shower for the interviewer. It was enjoyable to read, though.

Smil steadfastly rejected the (almost continuous!) politicizing attempts and dissed the virtue signalling. Well done.

(Reporter: "I eat less meat [...]; I'm [...] looking at solar panels and heat pumps." Smil: "There is nothing wrong with the heat pump, but proper insulation, that's much better in the long run. ... People will stop eating meat, then fly for a vacation in Toscana.")

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Re:Eminent Scientist Says Climate Activists Need to Get Real by silexia on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @07:43AM (#31178698)

The interview was very well done. Smil made excellent points about the fact that we need something the biggest polluters can agree on - how can China, India, the US, and Russia agree on anything in today's world?

Smil has suggested elsewhere that we will need to make climate cleanup work more economically palatable. We will need many more nuclear reactors, a much stronger energy grid, and hydro. There will be trade offs, but this is the most likely path.

Also - I recommend Bill Gates excellent and clearly written book on climate change.

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