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Dr. Peter Carter, an IPCC expert reviewer, provides one of the most concise and sobering summaries of the trajectory of our planet as methane and carbon emissio

Dr. Peter Carter, an IPCC expert reviewer, provides one of the most concise and sobering summaries of the trajectory of our planet as methane and carbon emissions continue to rise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa13KrOvE2s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa13KrOvE2s It's one of the first things I think about when I read articles like this that demonstrate that not only are the powers that be not taking climate change seriously, they are actively accelerating it for profit.

fmakunbound 6y ago
Just watched that in its entirety and highly recommend. I think you can count on our species NOT solving this crisis. I'm kind of glad I don't have and don't want kids, but that's nothing compared to the inevitable, massive loss of life in our biosphere.
asdff 6y ago
If you are one of the powers that be, and probably are of the ruling generation with 20-40 years left to live, why wouldn't you accelerate your gain? These people in positions of power don't care about the long term, because they will be dead by then, but will be able to realize that short term gain in their limited lifetime. The only way to tackle climate change is to force politicians to sell all private assets and ban them from anything but investing in an index fund for the remainder of their life. Harsh, but public servants should really hold that name literally in my opinion. The science and engineering on climate change has been solved for decades. Whether or not we act in time is a political question, not a technical one.
- rektide 6y ago
  I like your desire to restrain politician's incentives, & watching folks like Joe Biden takes these kind of steps (selling all his stocks thirty years ago) is a good thing to do. At the same time it seems wholly insufficient. Whether Betsy DeVos has stocks is not really that relevant, when she still is going to act on behalf of her ultra-rich clan & other extremely well-monied interests. I'm all for raising standards but I think there's a huge continent of politician who exist only to be bad guys, & some large large amount of people seem to love them for their wretchedness.
gmuslera 6y ago
By now it is clear that is not stupidity but malice (or a combination of both) what have in this respect the powers that be. They are ok with the idea that after them, the deluge. For the rest of us, well, fasten your seat belts and try to enjoy the ride.
belorn 6y ago
It not just the power that be, but even the advocates in the green movement are pushing for the idea that natural gas is a suitable transitional solution until unset date in the future. Stopping climate change is not the highest priority for any group that has political power, which leaves scientists and onlookers. Fossil fuels should really be banned from the energy grid and the date should be set well before any newly fossil fueled plant can regain enough of it investment to be profitable.

fmakunbound 6y ago

Just watched that in its entirety and highly recommend. I think you can count on our species NOT solving this crisis. I'm kind of glad I don't have and don't want kids, but that's nothing compared to the inevitable, massive loss of life in our biosphere.

asdff 6y ago

If you are one of the powers that be, and probably are of the ruling generation with 20-40 years left to live, why wouldn't you accelerate your gain? These people in positions of power don't care about the long term, because they will be dead by then, but will be able to realize that short term gain in their limited lifetime. The only way to tackle climate change is to force politicians to sell all private assets and ban them from anything but investing in an index fund for the remainder of their life. Harsh, but public servants should really hold that name literally in my opinion. The science and engineering on climate change has been solved for decades. Whether or not we act in time is a political question, not a technical one.

rektide 6y ago
I like your desire to restrain politician's incentives, & watching folks like Joe Biden takes these kind of steps (selling all his stocks thirty years ago) is a good thing to do. At the same time it seems wholly insufficient. Whether Betsy DeVos has stocks is not really that relevant, when she still is going to act on behalf of her ultra-rich clan & other extremely well-monied interests. I'm all for raising standards but I think there's a huge continent of politician who exist only to be bad guys, & some large large amount of people seem to love them for their wretchedness.

gmuslera 6y ago

By now it is clear that is not stupidity but malice (or a combination of both) what have in this respect the powers that be. They are ok with the idea that after them, the deluge. For the rest of us, well, fasten your seat belts and try to enjoy the ride.

belorn 6y ago

It not just the power that be, but even the advocates in the green movement are pushing for the idea that natural gas is a suitable transitional solution until unset date in the future. Stopping climate change is not the highest priority for any group that has political power, which leaves scientists and onlookers. Fossil fuels should really be banned from the energy grid and the date should be set well before any newly fossil fueled plant can regain enough of it investment to be profitable.