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This is actually a very good point. The effects of CO2 on the human mind are probably the most pressing issue. However, we've spent 100 years going from 300 ppm
by Mirioron 7y ago
This is actually a very good point. The effects of CO2 on the human mind are probably the most pressing issue. However, we've spent 100 years going from 300 ppm to 410 ppm. It will still take a while even at faster rates to get there.
- ben_w 7y agoExponential growth means the next doubling period is equal to everything before now. Wikipedia’s article on world energy consumption indicates I’ve overestimated the growth rate, and the real doubling period is 36 years — without decarbonisation, 2056 would be 520 ppm, 2092 would be 740 ppm. I’d been assuming the growth rate was more like double every 15, presumably because I’d mixed up “energy” and “money”. Oops.