The world is losing the war against climate change
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The world is losing the war against climate change
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Re: The world is losing the war against climate change
#2Legitimate question: will there be a point where we speak about this war in the past tense, as in `The world lost the war against climate change'? How do we determine that turning point?
Re: The world is losing the war against climate change
#3Legitimate question: will there be a point where we speak about this war in the past tense, as in `The world lost the war against climate change'? How do we determine that turning point?
There was an article in the NYTimes stating that we have already lost the war, but since climate changes in a continuous and highly complex fashion, I personally doubt there'll be an agreed-upon point where things changed from not lost -> lost.
Re: The world is losing the war against climate change
#4We have nuclear power, but people are bad at evaluating risks, so here we are.
Re: The world is losing the war against climate change
#5Legitimate question: will there be a point where we speak about this war in the past tense, as in `The world lost the war against climate change'? How do we determine that turning point?
Based on the wars on drugs and terror: no.
Re: The world is losing the war against climate change
#6I don't know if the "war against" theme fits here. There is no enemy but ourselves.
Re: The world is losing the war against climate change
#7is there a proof somewhere that these wild fires are linked to climate change?
For example the really bad one in Greece happened because someone decided to burn some wood.
(I'm convinced that climate change is real and we're responsible)
Re: The world is losing the war against climate change
#8Do we know what will happen if we keep burning all fossil we can find, at today's rate?
Re: The world is losing the war against climate change
#9Legitimate question: will there be a point where we speak about this war in the past tense, as in `The world lost the war against climate change'? How do we determine that turning point?
Based on the wars on drugs and terror: no.
Not exactly the same because at some point climate change will make the planet uninhabitable.
Re: The world is losing the war against climate change
#10We have nuclear power, but people are bad at evaluating risks, so here we are.
> people are bad at evaluating risks
People are easily emotionally manipulated. Show some pictures of cancer or disfigured babies and you can get everyone to rail against nuclear. Media does it all the time to skew our priorities. Think medical malpractice and healthcare is a big source of death in the US? Think again, bump stocks and crappy 3d printed plastic guns are the types of killers you should be worried about according to the media. Rinse and repeat.