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We actually have about -40 years left. Just because you haven't hit the ground yet doesn't mean that opening your parachute will save you.
by thanatos519 5y ago
We actually have about -40 years left.
Just because you haven't hit the ground yet doesn't mean that opening your parachute will save you.
- dane-pgp 5y agoIt might be too late to try sewing together a parachute though. This is the problem with putting deadlines on climate change: if the deadline is too close to the present day, people will say "We're too late to do anything about it", and if it's too far away people will say "Ah, we'll fix that later".
- jacobr1 5y agoMight it be better to present plausible alternatives, in a reasonable timeframe? Like, if we implement cap & trade amongst developed countries, with a tariff for those not participating (probably china) and with an annual cap reduction. If not enacted in 15 years we expect: these non-exaggerated bad things If enacted in 15 years we expect: these bad, but not as bad changes Can we give that a pithy name? I heard things like Climate-shot, but we can do better. And can we identify the consequences with a few good metaphors or slogans? Politically if we could make it competition, would that have broader appeal? Such as, is there a way to get candidates on the right to argue over how their version of the plan will totally outdo whatever China is doing, or remake our industry to that much better than China, or otherwise be exceptional on some kind of madeup benchmark.