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Not really possible. Ultimately it is human demand that is driving climate change. Even if you have a magical technology that cuts all emissions today by 25% --
by bravo22 7y ago
Not really possible. Ultimately it is human demand that is driving climate change. Even if you have a magical technology that cuts all emissions today by 25% -- which would be truly magic -- you only need a 25% growth* in population to offset that and put us back to square one.
At the current rate of 1.2% that's only ~18 years.
- kube-system 7y agoThe comment you replied to said 'mitigated', not 'solved'. Emissions controls already have, and still can, make enormous impacts on many consumer devices. Given that emission controls are a whole lot easier to implement than eliminating a huge portion of the world's population, I'd say it's a more realistic goal to pursue.
- ClumsyPilot 7y agoI wouldn't claim it's difficult per se, we've done it before. But I do suggest people advocating it join the front of the queue.
- lodi 7y ago(Just because this is hn...) You'd need a 33% growth in population to offset a 25% reduction in pollution, 100% growth to offset a 50% reduction, and so on.