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The UN Wants to Build Floating Cities to Save Us from Climate Change
- jelliclesfarm 8y agoThis idea really appeals to me. Altho I think one way to gain support is to do the right thing..the right thing being planting forests or grasslands or carbon sequestering zones that is equivalent to 1-5-2x the Area of the floating cities. Further: 1. Example: if 10 acres is the size of the floating city, it should also support 20 acres(more is better if they can afford it) of land with newly planted forests and grasslands to restore habitat and to sequester carbon. 2. If they can support more land(funded by the floating cities denizens), they can buy more on land to rehabilitate while maintaining a base with solar panels, food forests, maybe even dairy and hives..all eco system supporting activities etc. even short term vacation spots. Hello Airbnb! Haha! 3. The richer the floating city’s denizens are with their work or trade or whatever economic activity, the more they can invest in carbon sequestering activities. Example: fruits and rice and grain will become precious commodities and more $$$. They can trade it with others. 4. We would still need metals and minerals etc. we can’t take all the population to sea. Also the question of how this will change marine biology and eco system is a question.
- jelliclesfarm 8y agoI am also thinking about the marine eco system. I don’t think any survival plan is feasible unless world population comes down to 1-2 billion from current figures. Instead of worrying about how to feed 10 billion by 2050..we should be thinking about how we can bring it down to 1-2 billion people within 2 centuries for the long term survival of the species.
- Proven 8y agoWhat exactly can the UN contribute here besides scandals, mismanagement and theft? I'd rather take my chances on land, or spend some money on a spot on a privately owned floating city.