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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
Which of course ignores the uncomfortable fact that the planet was hotter than that in the past and has since cooled.
Let's look on the bright side. As we crash out of the EU, we won't have to go to Spain any more to get our sun tans. Good, or what?
Bowie said five years. Now they're saying 11 years. Must be doing something right...  |
Why not look at it this way:
If you're right and the majority of the scientists are wrong then the result of reducing emissions, switching to cleaner renewable energy and generally reducing our impact on the environment will be cleaner air and a more scalable way of meeting human needs for energy.
If they're right and you're wrong then we've damaged the environment and imperilled the living conditions for future generations.
Since we don't have the ability to conduct an experiment to see categorically what will happen in the future surely it's best to go with option one. If we're wrong then the world is no worse a place really, if we're right then future generations will thank us.
That I said I suspect the fact it's future generations that'll be impacted is the real reason for the lack of urgency. This isn't a society which has placed long-term thinking ahead of immediate gratification.
