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It's already happening. Not so much in climate science, but in climate activism. Banning plastic straws, planting trees, etc. are popular yet entirely ineffect
by missosoup 7y ago
It's already happening. Not so much in climate science, but in climate activism.
Banning plastic straws, planting trees, etc. are popular yet entirely ineffective measures. Actually effective measures like rolling out nuclear power are unpopular and yet most climate scientists agree that we're likely boned without it.
I urge everyone to look at tools like [1] to get an idea of what it takes to deal with climate change.
[1] https://en-roads.climateinteractive.org/scenario.html?v=2.7.6 https://en-roads.climateinteractive.org/scenario.html?v=2.7....
- SiempreViernes 7y agoThe real proposed solutions to reduce emissions are politically too costly, so politicians grab for straws to try to show they do anything at all. But if you start supporting carbon tax made to decrease emissions, I'll play along with supporting nuclear.
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