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Originally Posted by classhandicapper
All change presents a problem.
Robots will present a challenge, AI will present a challenge, spending on entitlements and changing demographics will present a problem....
I'm not saying we should purposely dump CO2 into the atmosphere. I never have. I am saying if we respond to the risks you are concerned about we should at least do it in a way that doesn't create more problems than it may or may not even solve.
This is just one thing on a long list of potential problems that we'll deal with. Before it's all over, we may find out the risks were much lower than feared by activists. There could even be some offsetting benefits.
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Not all change is equally dangerous. Yes ruining the economy and lifestyle with unintended consequences of hasty controls is counterproductive but that is not what is planned by responsible environmentalists. Of course before we can practically do anything
"Ben cooler, Ben warmer" mindless simplicity must be thoroughly examined and then the real dangers must be considered.
https://www.thethirdpole.net/2017/11...rn-scientists/
.."As global temperatures climb higher, the earth is approaching
tipping points that threaten human security, leading scientists – including social scientists – have warned during the UN climate summit in Bonn.
The warning comes as global greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions are projected to rise after three stable years. GHG emissions – mainly carbon dioxide – are warming the earth’s atmosphere, leading to more frequent and more severe floods, storms and droughts, and rising sea levels.
“There is no room for complacency. Climate change is here. It is dangerous. And it is about to get much worse,” said Johan Rockström, executive director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre and Chair of the Earth League – an international network of scientists. “In the last two years, evidence has accumulated that we are now on a collision course with tipping points in the earth system.”
