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I feel like unless they have extremely high confidence in this number, this statement will do more harm then good. If 18 months comes and goes and it isn’t the
by celeritascelery 7y ago
I feel like unless they have extremely high confidence in this number, this statement will do more harm then good. If 18 months comes and goes and it isn’t the end of the world, it will only feed climate change deniers with “see! I told you they don’t know what they are talking about.”
- samwillis 7y agoThat’s not what the article says, if you read it you will see it’s suggesting the decisions made in the next 18 months are crucial for saving the planet.
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- esotericn 7y agoI give you a button that forms a contract: you will die in 5 years but gain $100M today. If you press it and nothing happens for 18 months, is it not the end of the world?
- nudq 7y ago> if 18 months comes and goes and it isn’t the end of the world No reason for concern. If failed climate prophecies had any effect, climate prophecies would be out of fashion by now. Nothing will change.