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That is the $168 TRILLION question |
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And, last I heard on here, it was a mere $93 trillion. But, why quible, it's only money, right? 😄🤭😊 And, is it too soon to say "welcome home!"? |
Nations make their own policies based on their own interests. The Paris Accords are essentially meaningless. While we have higher per capita CO2 emissions than China and India, that only means that we have a much higher standard of living and they will be catching up to us (i.e. their per capita emissions will increase while ours are flat or possibly decreasing). As nearly 3 billion Chinese and Indians continue to increase their standard of living, they will continue to be the long poles in the tent. The US can put whatever national policies in place that the current administration and Congress choose but as a nation we will continue to be largely irrelevant when it comes to global CO2 emissions. Choosing national policies that put us at a global disadvantage compared to other nations while we have a marginal impact on global CO2 emissions is questionable. The US has already done a good job of turning the curve down.
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There is a high probability that the anthropogenic increase in the global mean surface temperature anomaly is about 1C. That is a large number over a short time scale. The current CO2 concentration is about 420 ppm and that may grow to 600 ppm by the end of the century. CO2 impacts the long wave radiation budget of the atmosphere and causes stratospheric cooling and lower tropospheric warming. There can also be positive feedbacks to further the warming. There is a high probability that it will increase to 2-3C by the end of the century. Remember, while we are in an interglacial period, the time scale of concern is about 200 years and this is well below the time scale of the natural climate forcing from the Milankovitch cycles. Unfortunately, that will cause issues in coastal regions, along with subsidence of some coastal plains. Some geopolitical unrest is likely as some areas of the world are negatively impacted more than others. And, contrary to what some people are fond of suggesting, the world will not be ending as we will do what humans have always done; adapt. If you are looking for references, AR6 is a good place to start.
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I agree this post has lot of misinformation :shrug: |
We humans could stop this problems tomorrow cause we are the problem. How? self eliminating—our habits. But, we are takers not givers. Greed over rules all good deeds.
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I love global warming! The reason I moved to Florida was because of the warm weather. Once the climate in the mountains up North warms up consistently, I'll move back to the mountains. Unfortunately, temperatures are not rising fast enough for me to enjoy before my expiration date. Since man can change the temps, how about you all try slowing the Earth's spin so I can enjoy more sunlight?
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