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Why not? Even assuming that the runaway is unstoppable, that's a fixed quantity. The final outcome will be runaway CO2 + everyone else's CO2 + our CO2 and
by ced 10y ago
Why not? Even assuming that the runaway is unstoppable, that's a fixed quantity. The final outcome will be
runaway CO2 + everyone else's CO2 + our CO2
and we've got control over one of these terms.
- georgemcbay 10y agowhich term do "we" have control of exactly? also... define "we"? Speaking for myself, I live in a country in which my current elected leader claims that CO2-related climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese and who plans (essentially politically unopposed, at least for the next 2-4 years) to undo what little protection prior administrations have put into place to try to help. This does not give me a feeling of having any control whatsoever over the situation, but I'd love to hear what you think the realistic options are.
- mirimir 10y agoIt seems pretty clear that nobody is controlling any of it very well. And regarding the Chinese, I do appreciate the justice in cutting some GCC slack for less-industrialized nations. But since China has become such an effective economic competitor, that slack has become very spinnable.
- ced 10y agowhich term do "we" have control of exactly? also... define "we"? I initially wrote "I" instead of "we", and I should have stuck with that formulation. I have control over my own emissions. Climate change isn't a binary thing. The more CO2, the more people will (possibly) die. My choices still have an impact on the outcome, on top of whatever runaway effect there is (or isn't).