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Concerning climate change, the world is going to be like this. All models are clear that global warming cannot be reversed. No "turning green" will lower avera
by pif 3y ago
Concerning climate change, the world is going to be like this.
All models are clear that global warming cannot be reversed. No "turning green" will lower average temperatures enough in our lifetime. Thus, acceptance is capital, because only acceptance of reality can lead to sensible solutions.
As a side note, screaming "It's too late: hurry up!" is really an idiot way to advocate your cause, whatever your cause may be.
- letsawaytoday 3y ago[flagged]
- andyjohnson0 3y ago> All models are clear that global warming cannot be reversed. No "turning green" will lower average temperatures enough in our lifetime. Thats factually correct, but also kind of a strawman. The objective at this point is not to reverse climate change, but to stop it getting much, much worse.
- infamouscow 3y agoWithout the cooperation of BRICS these efforts are moot. Not to further spiral this discussion into politics, but the current administration is pushing BRICS away rather than pulling closer. Ostensibly climate change continues to be used as a political bargaining chip on the world stage because of a fundamental refusal by Western elites to relinquish their hegemony.
- ravenstine 3y agoThat's metaphorically like stepping on the gas and the brakes at the same time. If we really believe we need the masses to reach a level of acceptance in order to reach sensible conclusions, perhaps that whole step could be bypassed by doing away with the frequent alarmism and "i fucking love science" attitude in the first place.
- YawningAngel 3y ago> As a side note, screaming "It's too late: hurry up!" is really an idiot way to advocate your cause, whatever your cause may be. Is it? It can simultaneously be true that we have been too slow to avoid very concerning outcomes, and also that the best course of action open to us is to act quickly and decisively
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- 542354234235 3y ago>As a side note, screaming "It's too late: hurry up!" is really an idiot way to advocate your cause, whatever your cause may be. “It is too late to save your foot. It has been damaged beyond saving by your inaction. But with aggressive action on your part, you could save some of your legs and delay the loss of your other foot. It's too late: hurry up!”
- JohnFen 3y agoWhat's done may be done, but we could perhaps keep it from being even worse.