Really appreciate this channel's effort on trying to dispel doomism.

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[–] 13 points 1 year ago

Doomism sure is bad. It’s even worse than us emitting the most co2 ever last year. Stay positive folks!

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    This is disingenuous. To lower atmospheric co2 we need to actively absorb co2 out from the atmosphere while the output of co2 is lower than the absorption. So to even see a progress on this chart we need to first achieve net zero.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    No, we would see an infection point on this chat if we were to make progress, even if we're not at net zero. The chart would at least be increasing at a decreasing rate, as opposed to the current trajectory increasing at a steady or even increasing rate.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Actually, since 2020 the curve looks linear rather than exponential, which does match what he says on the video that we might have stopped increasing emissions year over year. Obviously this is not enough, but it is progress.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    So we'll have green energy but capitalism will be as strong as ever. A solar dystopia. At least there will be a future for us to be shadowrunners in.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Just watched this video myself last night. Really good. His other video on positive tipping points is worth a watch to.

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  • [–] -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Oh great, instead of +4C we're on track for +3.4C

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    If we suddenly decide to stop spewing record amounts of greenhouse gases then we might have a small chance... But that needs to be a quick decline which we have simply not seen.

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  • [+] -9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    It's not happening. We fly more planes than ever, and we send more container ships around the world than ever. Besides those, CO2 is just one greenhouse gas. Methane is another major contributor to the greenhouse effect.

    Whether we prevent further warming is even kind of a moot point now. We've already got a certain

    Then there's loss of ice cover, which creates a feedback loop of further absorption of sunlight (heat).

    We're already living in the world created by climate change, and it's just getting started. It's clear that our built environment is not prepared for it at all. Who knew that some of the earliest climate refugees in the US would be homeowners who couldn't get insurance?

    The video above gives false hope. With extreme and increasingly unpredictable weather, it's only a matter of time until we get a major crop failure. How many of those can the system absorb?

    Don't forget, all the stuff in the video is being implemented basically to prolong the happy motoring lifestyle. That's awful for the environment even if it's EVs

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The video does not give false hope. There is hope. We won't escape disaster, but we have the power to reduce the magnitude of the disaster. Giving up is what's deniers do to justify not changing anything, and is a very dangerous stance to take.

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