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I'm currently about half-way through "The Uninhabitable Earth" by David Wallace-Wells [1] and it comes to similar conclusions: its too late to stop this thing,
by andyjohnson0 8y ago
I'm currently about half-way through "The Uninhabitable Earth" by David Wallace-Wells [1] and it comes to similar conclusions: its too late to stop this thing, it's going to be very bad, and it's going to happen sooner than you think. Its a very hard thing to honestly face, and I'm not entirely sure I have yet.
[1] https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/586541/the-uninhabitable-earth-by-david-wallace-wells/9780525576709/ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/586541/the-uninhabi...
- tim333 8y agoI haven't read it (though I saw his talk), but I'm sure there are arguments to be optimistic as well. It can be a mistake just to focus on the negative stuff.
- SCHiM 8y agoThis is addressed in the paper the article is about. One of the main points is that the 'optimistic stuff' does not address the negative already baked into the system right now. The point is: too little, too late. If that's true I don't know, that's the whole question I guess.