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We want a zero degree increase things are good as they have been for thousands of years. Now if we go up to 1.5C we lose a lot of fish. We will have 6.5% more f
by 14 8y ago
We want a zero degree increase things are good as they have been for thousands of years. Now if we go up to 1.5C we lose a lot of fish. We will have 6.5% more fish then if we go to 3C increase so the "so what" is we stand to lose millions of peoples jobs, livelihoods, and the only way they feed their families. It means by doing nothing we are potentially sentencing millions of people to their demise. I just don't get how anyone can sit here and say "so what". And I truly do think this is a rich person problem too because you watch what happens when millions of people are pushed from their homes in a short period of time it will be pandemonium. What are we going to do when essentially an entire nation is pushed from their homes? What country is going to accept them or do we just let them die? So for me there is a huge amount at risk if their estimates in this study are true. I have kids that I want to leave a future earth to.
- ZeroFries 8y agoHere's the thing though: if we actively do something to stop carbon production, we will also be losing economic wellbeing. Developing nations will be hit harder by this cutback, too. The question is is the trade-off worth it, relative to other things we could be putting our time and attention to. According to this think tank (1), it doesn't pay out so well, compared to other goals. 1: https://www.copenhagenconsensus.com/top-outcomes https://www.copenhagenconsensus.com/top-outcomes