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CO2 is not that big of a problem on a reasonable timescale. It’s largely overblown. The CO2 increase is greening the earth (make plant grow more in harsh dry c

by alfor 4y ago

CO2 is not that big of a problem on a reasonable timescale. It’s largely overblown. The CO2 increase is greening the earth (make plant grow more in harsh dry conditions) slightly increase temperature, increase humidity and plant growth also. I am not worried a bit about global warming anymore, it’s another media/research/government feedback loop were more attention bring more money that bring more attention. Now, there is an increase in CO2, it’s man made, it will increase the temperature, but that doesn’t mean it’s the biggest problem that we have. We have to be carefull, sort the problems by their importance, timescale, cost to fix, etc. (Bjorn Lomberg) Another thing that make it non problematic is the massive increase in solar efficiency and reduction in cost. Just based on cost solar will rapidly replace coal in almost all places (Look into Tony Seba work) The increase in technological knowledge also mean that in 50-100 years we will be so far away that CO2 will not be an issue anyway. I used to think it was a big deal, but the more I dig, the more I find it won't ever be a problem for humanity. I am still a big fan of Solal PV, EV, (renewable are still good)

imtringued 4y ago
I hope you are aware that severe contortions are required to limit warming to 1.5°C and that significantly more warming is still on the table. But ah yes, plants love CO2 so humans must love the heat.
- alfor 4y ago
  The current assumption of the climate apocalypse is: We are going into a brick wall, it’s our fault, we have to put this as first priority. While there is some truth to that, we are also going into a brick wall in many differents ways. What is the most important? How much ressource should we allocate to each one? In how long will this be a problem? How to assess if we are making progress with our measures? How many poor people today are we ready to sacrifice to reduce CO2 now (raising energy prices, reducing fertilizers) The improvement in growth of plant was an unintended positive consequence of our action. The deserts are greening, we should at least take notice. From what I see, the rapid improvement of technology: solar, ev and other will make climate change a non issue.

by alfor 4y ago

imtringued 4y ago

I hope you are aware that severe contortions are required to limit warming to 1.5°C and that significantly more warming is still on the table. But ah yes, plants love CO2 so humans must love the heat.

alfor 4y ago
The current assumption of the climate apocalypse is: We are going into a brick wall, it’s our fault, we have to put this as first priority. While there is some truth to that, we are also going into a brick wall in many differents ways. What is the most important? How much ressource should we allocate to each one? In how long will this be a problem? How to assess if we are making progress with our measures? How many poor people today are we ready to sacrifice to reduce CO2 now (raising energy prices, reducing fertilizers) The improvement in growth of plant was an unintended positive consequence of our action. The deserts are greening, we should at least take notice. From what I see, the rapid improvement of technology: solar, ev and other will make climate change a non issue.