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In Canada, the Financial Post just ran an editorial saying it was a net positive because it will result in fewer deaths from "cold waves" e.g. winter storms. F
by 4ec0755f5522 5y ago
In Canada, the Financial Post just ran an editorial saying it was a net positive because it will result in fewer deaths from "cold waves" e.g. winter storms. Flooding and other severe weather events were, unsurprisingly, handwaved away. Feedback loops and tipping points were completely ignored.
I do not think it was intended as satire, but the idea that we should cook ourselves to death to prevent freezing to death has a very Swiftian vibe to me.
https://financialpost.com/opinion/opinion-ipcc-global-warming-report-is-more-chill-than-you-have-read https://financialpost.com/opinion/opinion-ipcc-global-warmin...