I, uh… I think this is the most batshit thing I’ve seen lol
So, just to clarify, 13 degrees of warming isn’t like, “oh, it’s a bit warmer.” 13 degrees is like, India having constant heatwaves above 50 degrees, 30 degrees in places like the UK, 40 degrees in large cities like New York… also, mass crop failure is suspected at 2~3 degrees, like hell we can just “adapt.” While things like CRISPR make me more optimistic in the short time, until we can magic crops that can withstand sweltering heat, I don’t see any way 13 degrees is survivable.
Batshit. Who is “we?”
Actuaries project billions of deaths at 2-4 degrees, so…
Um, Antarctica, maybe.
Well, that’s a mistake; placing any trust in global leaders who care about nothing but the next election. It doesn’t help that the leader of the world superpower and richest economy thinks climate change is the “biggest con job ever.”
Climate change isn’t always gradual. Trigger some real bad feedback loops and shit hits the fan quickly. 3 degrees by 2050 isn’t that big of a stretch.
Theoretically, maybe, but we kinda need fossil fuels for our modern society. For food (fertiliser), medicine, to house people, etc. If we could find a way to feed, clothe, house and care for 8 billion (and growing) people sustainably, then we’d have a shot. Better yet, convincing the 1.5 billion people in the North to shrink their lifestyles. I know a good chunk of people who say they care, eating meat several times a day, booking holidays several times a year and driving their cars constantly while buying trash from Temu. Good luck.
*facepalm*
