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Even if we stop all emissions right now, we'll exceed the 1.5C target, so...

• agentultra 9mo ago
  Every point of a degree we can mitigate will matter a lot.
• pjerem 9mo ago
  The nice thing with climate change is that it can always get worse ! If we miss the 1.5 target then the next target is 1.51. And so on.
• b00ty4breakfast 9mo ago
  The Doomerist paralysis has been engineered by the folks who look to benefit the most from inaction, mainly the fossil fuel and related industries. To not even attempt to head for the lifeboats is suicide.
  • networkadmin 9mo ago
    Exactly what is it about CO2, a plant food, that scares you so much? You do realize that green plants react to increased CO2 percentage with stronger growth? You're the one calling me a "doomer"?
    • WaxProlix 9mo ago
      Plants and humans both love water, but you can still drown.
      • networkadmin 9mo ago
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        • WA 9mo ago
          Please attempt steelmanning the global warming greenhouse effect and its consequences as an intellectual exercise.
          • networkadmin 9mo ago
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            • WaxProlix 9mo ago
              He was asking you to try to 'steelman', or take seriously the strongest version of, the arguments of your counterparts, rather than being dismissive. "Plants like CO2" is not a counterargument to "Increased atmoospheric CO2 will have a number of outcomes that are net negative for humanity", so I presume they're asking you to actually think about the argument being made and respond to it, not some other, made up one.
              • networkadmin 9mo ago
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    • arbitrary_name 9mo ago
      Where do i even begin to respond to this? Plants growing slightly faster does not mitigate the many consequences of increased CO2.
    • BigTTYGothGF 9mo ago
      Nitrate is a plant food too, doesn't mean it's not killing large parts of the ocean.
    • b00ty4breakfast 9mo ago
      I didn't call you anything, I wasn't even talking to you.