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At this point, we should be throwing our money at geoengineering and technology in order to try and deus ex machina our way out of the pending climate crisis. W
by woeirua 6y ago
At this point, we should be throwing our money at geoengineering and technology in order to try and deus ex machina our way out of the pending climate crisis. We've wasted so much time that now there really is almost no other option. No one is going to lead on this issue, so it's our only hope left.
That said, I am optimistic that once the economic incentives align scientists/engineers will be able to save us from the worst effects of climate change, and down the road even reverse the effects.
- tejohnso 6y agoWe've been throwing our money at geoengineering our way into this for decades in the form of oil (and other) subsidies. We could start by eliminating those.
- s5300 6y agoSeems like quite a big hope when this is what we're dealing with. Ignore the Reddit comment section. Saw this video at least a year ago, likely more. Weird for it to pop up on Reddit today. https://old.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/l43m5f/a_farmer_in_nebraska_asking_a_profracking/ https://old.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/l43m5f/a_fa... Culture of don't give a fuck and swindling the non-maliciously ignorant. USA will be in for rough times
- berrynice 6y agoI'm realistic about the fact alot of the scientists and engineers will be long dead before they have a chance to save the majority of us.
- notabee 6y agoThere's a pretty good Kurzgesagt video about this.[1] Broadly speaking, there are no known existing plans that don't have massive unknowns or potential adverse consequences. 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSu5sXmsur4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSu5sXmsur4
- peteradio 6y agoMy wild conspiracy theory is that this is a solved problem but admitting it has problematic geopolitical implications.