Escalating rhetoric comes as new study shows there’s just six years left to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius at current CO2 emissions rate
this post was submitted on 30 Oct 2023
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If we don't start turning things around rapidly, global warming is going to be saying to WW2: "You think YOU are the master of death, despair, suffering, and destruction? Hold my beer and watch this!"
I'm slightly more optimistic now than I have been. I recently learned that economic growth will be stalled soon. I think that the big money interests will demand that growth continue, which necessitates mitigating the climate crisis effects if not the cause.
It's still going to be a horrifically shitty time for 99.9% of humanity, but I don't think we're going extinct.
I'm slightly optimistic.
What we really need is a widely recognized and transparent organization to lead the effort. Like the red cross for blood donations. I've looked at various groups, but they tend to be opaque regarding funding. The transparency is vital because without it, we could be easily misled into supporting a group that is created by say oil companies designed to have us chasing red herrings.
Citizens Climate Lobby, maybe?