Even with ambitious action to reduce planet-heating emissions, the world could pass the two key temperature thresholds of the Paris climate agreement in the coming decades, according to new research that relied on artificial intelligence.
  • Chris Remington@beehaw.org
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    2 years ago

    I don’t want to come across as a pessimist, since I am an optimist and can witness a lot of positive things happening in the world when it comes to defeating climate change. Furthermore, I heard through NPR (National Public Radio) that the world will not see the most extreme effects of climate change based on what has/is happening in efforts.

    However, and to play the ‘devil’s advocate’, this could just be wishful thinking or fudging of the numbers/efforts.

    Simply put, there are 2 ways in which to reverse the effects of climate change.

    #1: Stop burning fossil fuels.

    #2: Extract carbon from Earth’s atmosphere.

    That’s it.

    If the world isn’t actively doing these, then we should be teaching our children how to adapt to this new environment.

    • tormeh@beehaw.org
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      2 years ago

      There’s also geoengineering, but that’s likely to have nasty side effects. Might still be better than nothing, though.

      • alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM
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        2 years ago

        geoengineering has always struck me as uniquely cynical and bleak, in no small part because it seems to be an admission that its advocates legitimately think it is a more straightforward or viable project than “trying to get governments to emit less carbon”