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And at the same time we have populist leaders of more and more countries flat out calling climate change a hoax. This is a dangerous combination. At the point w
by t0mas88 6y ago
And at the same time we have populist leaders of more and more countries flat out calling climate change a hoax. This is a dangerous combination. At the point where the general public finally accepts that imminent change is required to avoid disaster it may already be too late for that change to have enough impact.
- treeman79 6y agoSticking point is usually man made or not. Climate always changes. We are coming out of an ice age. Hot Question is how much is industrial activity contributing. Even shutting everything down today will not stop climate change. But what would happen to the rate of change? Solutions can run into trillions, for unclear results.
- t0mas88 6y agoSure, but in the public debate "climate change" means "man made climate change" because the non-man made part is tiny compared to the man made part.