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I doubt governments would refuse to pay 1USD to solve global warming. This is an absurdly reductive take.
by throwaway2048 6y ago
I doubt governments would refuse to pay 1USD to solve global warming.
This is an absurdly reductive take.
- LatteLazy 6y agoThat was more meant as a "you personally solving your problems". I guess the equivalent for a government would be 1bn USD?
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoAny solution cheap enough that the developed world can shell out for it without worrying about the developing world not paying their fair share would get implemented in an instant.
- LatteLazy 6y agoFYI, the Royal Society says we could fix it with geo engineering for a few 10s of billions USD a year [0]. That seems pretty cheap, only about 10-100USD per person per year for the US and EU. Less if the rest of the developed work chips in. It would even cost less Net as we would save the most from not having to build flood defenses or import food or keep out refugees. This has been judged far to expensive. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_engineering#Costs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_engineering#Costs
- throwaway2048 6y agojust because it isn't being done does not mean it has been "judged far too expensive"