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At this point, mass panic might be more effective than mass ignorance.
by Fej 9y ago
At this point, mass panic might be more effective than mass ignorance.
- mirimir 9y agoAt this point, I'm not sure that anything will make much difference. Or at least, for anyone now alive. There's just too much inertia, at all levels.
- simonh 9y agoThere's no way to change the directional trend, but there are lots of things we can do to affect it's slope. Many of these things are also worth doing anyway for reasons such as energy security, resource and environmental preservation, reducing pollution, protecting biodiversity, etc. I do not believe crash course change in the global economy and our technology base is possible or desirable, were just going to have to live with and manage many of the negative consequences of climate change, but we can achieve a lot with sensible, moderate and achievable environmental policies provided they are pursued determinedly and consistently.
- mirimir 9y agoIt would be great if you're right. But I've been watching this issue for decades. And I'm not optimistic. National US policy is worse than ever. China is starting to switch to renewables. But they're also cutting SO2 emissions, and that will increase radiative forcing.
- honestoHeminway 9y agoOne can prepare- build a bunker that could survive on venus.
- _up 9y agoWe can also cool the earth via Sulfur Injection in the Stratosphere (like Vulcan eruptions demonstrated). German Spiegel[1] had an Article a few weeks ago that also mysteriously threatened international sanctions or war to countries who try that. [1] http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/klimawandel-geoengineering-als-plan-b-fuer-eine-zu-heisse-erde-a-1159027.html http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/klimawandel-geoengi...
- kodfodrasz 9y agoWouldn't that result in acid rains eventually?
- pjc50 9y agoDon't worry, we can definitely do both of those at the same time.