▲ 597 ▼ Kids born today are going to grow up in a hellscape, grim climate study finds (www.livescience.com) submitted 1 year ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 187 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Zenith@lemm.ee 120 points 1 year ago (4 children) Millennials been saying this since we were teens but were told to shut up and sit down permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] tamal3@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago And we did... permalink fedilink source parent [–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (3 children) GenX been hammered this since we were kids ain't nothing changing because we are all addicted to this course we are on including you and your generation. The sooner we all admit it's our habits that have collectively caused this the sooner we solve it but we all know that shit isn't gonna happen so here we are. I feel sorry for my kids and hope one day it gets bad enough that we all agree to change it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Vytle@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago (1 child) Do not blame private citizens for the actions taken by large corporations and governments agencies. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 year ago (1 child) There's plenty of blame to go around. Private citizens are supporting shitty companies and electing shitty governments. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) When there are only two shitty options to choose from, picking the least shitty option doesn't mean they were the 'good' one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] copd@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago issue is some countries and areas have viable affordable alternatives to planet destroying lifestyle habits, but people still chose to destroy the planet permalink fedilink source parent [–] spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 1 year ago The sooner we all admit it's our habits that have collectively caused this the sooner we solve it but we all know that shit isn't gonna happen so here we are. I Can we acknowledge that most consumer habits are directly driven by the media and large corporations influencing people through news and advertising? Or that corporations have done their best to offload the responsibility for polluting the biosphere onto consumers, even as they knowingly peddled products that had direct damage to ecosystems and pushed habits that did nothing but make consumers feel better about the shitty products they consume (see plastic recycling). permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jhex@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago Sorry but no. Many understand and hate this path yet there is little choice when the alternati-e is homelessness, starvation and/or jail permalink fedilink source parent [–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago It’s why I’m not having kids tbh permalink fedilink source parent [+] FriendBesto@lemmy.ml -6 points 1 year ago (1 child) The study says that people will experience 18 heat waves in their life time, up from 11. A heatwave could be as short as 2 days, or a couple of days or longer. They worry that the temp. Could rise by 3.5C despite current polices will keep us at about 2.4C. It is a bit fearmonger-ey once you read the methodology. They are basing it if you live in Belgium. The UK just had a "heatwave," which was about 26C+ or so, still far from the highest of 34.8C which is the highest recorded in 30+ years. Pollution is a bigger problem, with plastic being found in kids developing brains, for example. https://www.ehn.org/plastics-neurological-disorders permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lazylazycat@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Yeah because it's Spring here in the UK. Getting 26 degrees C at this time of year, and for this many weeks in a row is insane. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (3 children) GenX been hammered this since we were kids ain't nothing changing because we are all addicted to this course we are on including you and your generation. The sooner we all admit it's our habits that have collectively caused this the sooner we solve it but we all know that shit isn't gonna happen so here we are. I feel sorry for my kids and hope one day it gets bad enough that we all agree to change it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Vytle@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago (1 child) Do not blame private citizens for the actions taken by large corporations and governments agencies. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 year ago (1 child) There's plenty of blame to go around. Private citizens are supporting shitty companies and electing shitty governments. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) When there are only two shitty options to choose from, picking the least shitty option doesn't mean they were the 'good' one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] copd@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago issue is some countries and areas have viable affordable alternatives to planet destroying lifestyle habits, but people still chose to destroy the planet permalink fedilink source parent [–] spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 1 year ago The sooner we all admit it's our habits that have collectively caused this the sooner we solve it but we all know that shit isn't gonna happen so here we are. I Can we acknowledge that most consumer habits are directly driven by the media and large corporations influencing people through news and advertising? Or that corporations have done their best to offload the responsibility for polluting the biosphere onto consumers, even as they knowingly peddled products that had direct damage to ecosystems and pushed habits that did nothing but make consumers feel better about the shitty products they consume (see plastic recycling). permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jhex@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago Sorry but no. Many understand and hate this path yet there is little choice when the alternati-e is homelessness, starvation and/or jail permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Vytle@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago (1 child) Do not blame private citizens for the actions taken by large corporations and governments agencies. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 year ago (1 child) There's plenty of blame to go around. Private citizens are supporting shitty companies and electing shitty governments. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) When there are only two shitty options to choose from, picking the least shitty option doesn't mean they were the 'good' one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] copd@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago issue is some countries and areas have viable affordable alternatives to planet destroying lifestyle habits, but people still chose to destroy the planet permalink fedilink source parent
[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 year ago (1 child) There's plenty of blame to go around. Private citizens are supporting shitty companies and electing shitty governments. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) When there are only two shitty options to choose from, picking the least shitty option doesn't mean they were the 'good' one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] copd@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago issue is some countries and areas have viable affordable alternatives to planet destroying lifestyle habits, but people still chose to destroy the planet permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) When there are only two shitty options to choose from, picking the least shitty option doesn't mean they were the 'good' one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] copd@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago issue is some countries and areas have viable affordable alternatives to planet destroying lifestyle habits, but people still chose to destroy the planet permalink fedilink source parent
[–] copd@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago issue is some countries and areas have viable affordable alternatives to planet destroying lifestyle habits, but people still chose to destroy the planet permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 1 year ago The sooner we all admit it's our habits that have collectively caused this the sooner we solve it but we all know that shit isn't gonna happen so here we are. I Can we acknowledge that most consumer habits are directly driven by the media and large corporations influencing people through news and advertising? Or that corporations have done their best to offload the responsibility for polluting the biosphere onto consumers, even as they knowingly peddled products that had direct damage to ecosystems and pushed habits that did nothing but make consumers feel better about the shitty products they consume (see plastic recycling). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago Sorry but no. Many understand and hate this path yet there is little choice when the alternati-e is homelessness, starvation and/or jail permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago It’s why I’m not having kids tbh permalink fedilink source parent
[+] FriendBesto@lemmy.ml -6 points 1 year ago (1 child) The study says that people will experience 18 heat waves in their life time, up from 11. A heatwave could be as short as 2 days, or a couple of days or longer. They worry that the temp. Could rise by 3.5C despite current polices will keep us at about 2.4C. It is a bit fearmonger-ey once you read the methodology. They are basing it if you live in Belgium. The UK just had a "heatwave," which was about 26C+ or so, still far from the highest of 34.8C which is the highest recorded in 30+ years. Pollution is a bigger problem, with plastic being found in kids developing brains, for example. https://www.ehn.org/plastics-neurological-disorders permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lazylazycat@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Yeah because it's Spring here in the UK. Getting 26 degrees C at this time of year, and for this many weeks in a row is insane. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lazylazycat@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Yeah because it's Spring here in the UK. Getting 26 degrees C at this time of year, and for this many weeks in a row is insane. permalink fedilink source parent