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Yes, while the masses are starting to come around to the idea that climate change is real, people still seem to think we can stop it. Even if we stopped all CO2
by goodcanadian 10y ago
Yes, while the masses are starting to come around to the idea that climate change is real, people still seem to think we can stop it. Even if we stopped all CO2 production immediately, temperatures would still be expected to warm for several decades. We are already in a situation where we have to choose between "bad" and "worse."
- m_mueller 10y agoI just hope there's enough ressources spent into figuring out atmospheric engineering - we may only have one shot at this.
- jug 10y agoI worry this will cause public opinion to go "see, regardless what we do, it doesn't help, so it's not us and it's going to shit anyway so let's just keep doing as usual" and then things go super wrong. I mean, when people are presidential candidates and climate change skeptics...?
- xbmcuser 10y agoNot only that the major carbon growth is going to come from large parts of Asia and Africa where people are still without power. They are 3-4 times the population of the western or developed world if they they reach even half the quality of life western world enjoys. They will be producing a few times more carbon than what ever the developed world cuts back