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I didn't realize we were bumping up on the record high again. I have to say that when I look at that chart, it is hard to believe that anything matters anymore

• mcv 3y ago
  Everything matters. I don't understand why it's so hard to change anything. That's the frustrating part.
  • fsloth 3y ago
    The cynical person in me thinks it's because most predictions place the worst outcomes to the poorest countries on the globe, while those with highest economic impact will be affected much less. There isn't a super massive incentive to change things very fast. Also, we can't cut oil use cold turkey, as literally our whole civilization runs on it, including food production.
    • mcv 3y ago
      We wouldn't have had to cut oil cold turkey if only we'd started to dramatically reduce our dependency on oil 30 years ago. We did some, but it's marginal, while oil and even coal use has gone up. We should at the very least agreed on a moratorium on building new oil and coal power plants. And tax fossil fuels instead of subsidising them.
      • fsloth 3y ago
        For sure. Also, should have invested heavily into fission power via any method necessary (state subsidies etc).