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Absolutely not. Even as we start to see major changes to weather patterns globally, most people put up little more than nominal effort to avoid CO2 emissions a
by larkeith 7y ago
Absolutely not.
Even as we start to see major changes to weather patterns globally, most people put up little more than nominal effort to avoid CO2 emissions and other damaging activities - for example, air traffic continues to grow [1].
We're likely to hit the point of no return on CO2 emissions within two decades [2]. Those with the resources to work towards reversing the damage at that point will also be the ones who can afford to comfortably adjust to changes in climate - which do you think will take priority? Meanwhile, those who are going to be hit hardest overwhelmingly cannot afford to avoid contributing to global warming, let alone actively combat it.
I'm sure civilization will survive - it's more a question of whether we'll ever do anything significant to stop climate change, or if we'll have to adjust to whatever new equilibrium the environment enters - and how much biodiversity and population loss will we sustain on the way there?
[1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/564769/airline-industry-number-of-flights/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/564769/airline-industry-...
[2] https://www.earth-syst-dynam.net/9/1085/2018/ https://www.earth-syst-dynam.net/9/1085/2018/
- mariushn 7y agoI found it ironic how 4 photos of the Europe heat wave had asian people who traveled half the globe: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48766481 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48766481 In no way I'm blaming Asians. Photos in Asia would show lots of non-Asians. It's just an example of how we as humans always put our experiences first.