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We'll ultimately need a bunch of techniques working together. I suspect this would even be effective with less than 1. But really, what's the cost? That's th
by lallysingh 7y ago
We'll ultimately need a bunch of techniques working together. I suspect this would even be effective with less than 1.
But really, what's the cost? That's the main factor. It may be a reasonable way to shove money at poorer countries to do manual work to solve the rich countries' problems.
- Gabriel_Martin 7y agoEveryone's problem, no?
- lonelappde 7y agoNot really. Poor countries don't have expensive infrastructure investments in the current climate, so can adapt to climate change by moving a few miles. Moving New York City and Los Angeles is much harder, and the loss much more expensive.
- cardamomo 7y agoI think you're making a number of assumptions that can't be backed up. > Poor countries don't have expensive infrastructure investments in the current climate... What do you mean by this? There are major cities in poor countries that are physically threatened by rising sea levels [0]. Agriculture throughout the tropics is threatened, because rising temperatures will dramatically reduce crop yields [1]. These are already affecting the poorest countries. > ...can adapt to climate change by moving a few miles. Moving New York City and Los Angeles is much harder, and the loss much more expensive. I think you're underestimating the effort required to migrate. We're largely not talking about a family here and there moving up the road. Climate change will cause -- and has already caused [2] -- mass migration of whole regions. [0] https://grist.org/article/rising-seas-are-lapping-at-the-shores-of-the-worlds-poorest-countries/ https://grist.org/article/rising-seas-are-lapping-at-the-sho... [1] https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613386/climate-change-has-already-made-poor-countries-poorer-and-rich-countries-richer/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613386/climate-change-has... [2] https://www.pri.org/stories/2019-02-06/climate-change-overlooked-driver-central-american-migration https://www.pri.org/stories/2019-02-06/climate-change-overlo...
- tempestn 7y agoWhole countries will experience food shortages due to climate change; moving a few miles isn't going to do anything about that. Rising sea levels covering inhabited areas, while a serious concern, isn't the most dangerous (to humans) consequence of climate change.
- nicoburns 7y agoIf there's a runaway effect then everyone will be screwed. Besides, if the rich can no longer exploit the poor, then how will they fund their lifestyles?
- secfirstmd 7y agoWhat's the cost of not taking preventative steps now and having to take reactive steps though?
- adrianN 7y agoWe have reasonably good estimates for the costs now, but nobody really knows whether reactive steps later are even possible.