• BloodMuffin@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    i get it. even if your nation meets a net-zero goal, most other nations will not, and the warming will continue.

    preparing for the likely outcome seems like a reasonable action

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      You need both adaptation and cutting emissions to zero at this point: it’s possible to do enough damage that adaptation isn’t really possible

  • pulsewidth@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I hate to be that guy but they won’t need flood defences or air conditioning if the AMOC stops.

    I feel like sending missiles at every fuel refinery in the world might actually be the best investment of funds at the moment.

    Trump blundered into a useful climate strategy.