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Are there any studies on what the world might look like in 50 years, based on a reasonable, realistic projection of climate change, human change in behaviour et
by dabeeeenster 5y ago
Are there any studies on what the world might look like in 50 years, based on a reasonable, realistic projection of climate change, human change in behaviour etc etc?
Just to be clear, I 100% believe in climate change, and do what I think is a fair amount to help (cycle as much as I can, don't take long haul flights, take train instead of short haul flights, drive EV, insulate house, don't eat much meat, Solar PV panels).
BUT!
I feel like humanity and the earth are way more fault-tolerant than the parent comment gives them credit for. I don't think we are going to see the total collapse of civilisation - far from it. But I would welcome any links on people/studies/groups who have theorised what might happen in a medium-case scenario?
- unilynx 5y agoDon’t worry, Earth is pretty fault tolerant. It will still be here long after we’re gone
- WanderPanda 5y agoExactly this! I believe global warming can become an inconvenience but nothing totally off the scale compared to the problems we face today (and especially have faced in the past). If there is even a 1% chance of a nuclear war that would be much more devastating (even in expected value) than climate change. I actually have grown to fear the opposite: We come up with an efficient cycle to capture carbon (like the one to create starch that was all over the news some time ago) and suddenly it becomes a race to the bottom where we need international treaties so people are not sucking all the carbon from the atmosphere. I have no clue about chemistry whatsoever so I can hardly tell if this is plausible but if it is, it appears far more dangerous to me than a couple degrees in global warming.