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I see zero reason why humans could not succeed in dealing with climate change. Will we be able to control the climate fully - no, but probably get closer to eng
by RandomLensman 3y ago
I see zero reason why humans could not succeed in dealing with climate change. Will we be able to control the climate fully - no, but probably get closer to engineering our planet properly rather than by accident.
- undersuit 3y agoIt's totally feasible. Is it reasonable? As we pour more energy into our climate it's going to become more chaotic and as more people become displaced by weather events our production capabilities will be diminished and redirected. Not acting now means we'll have to act more aggressively in the future under more adverse conditions... like controlling the weather to make sure we get a successful harvest of food.
- RandomLensman 3y agoThe current approaches often don't sell well politically, so we need to plan for different contingencies. That doesn't mean the decarbonization won't happen but that it might need different political agreements, perhaps different technological setups, cost sharing mechanism etc. - but that will delay things, highlighting again the need for contingency approaches.