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We’re not going to make it are we?
But the things to do to try to avert looming disaster are the same things to do to be a better person in times of no crisis.
Be kind and loving, develop compassion. That's pretty much it.
The point is not to make it or not. Entropy is the enemy and it will win in the end. So what? No one here gets out alive. The point is to be a better person, to help others, to make things better.
If we are going to make it we will make it though love and compassion.
If we don't make it, then at least we didn't waste the time we had.
We’re not going to make it are we?
Ouch! They’re estimating 131 kt of methane! That’s equivalent to approx 3.93 Megatons of CO2 (in terms of its global warming impact over a century) or roughly equivalent to that of a small country like Iceland or Malta annually.
3.93 megatons of CO2 is roughly equivalent to: • About 149,714 short-haul flights, or • About 37,429 long-haul flights.
Weird use of segmented flight lengths as a comparator
We’re not going to make it are we?
The good news is, while we may not be able to prevent climate change, we are not powerless against it.
The Dutch know how to win the fight against sea level rise.
Middle Eastern architecture knows how to keep people cool even with >50°C air temperatures.
The Canadians know how to winterize an electric grid.
Sure, we may not have the optimal strategy for addressing some threats, like wildfires, right now, but the point is, we are not alone, and we are not helpless.
Countless human lives can be saved if we're willing to work together.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
We will but not at our current numbers. Rich countries will suffer the most.
How so? Huge flooding in Brazil this year, they are not recovering any time soon. Poor countries lack the resources that rich countries literally burn for their luxury.
What do you think will happen next? What will happen is Brazil will start planning for it, and then they'll be fine. There will be an adjustment period, and then, life goes on.