dweezil,
Yeah, it's hard to see how we can get to a low carbon economy, but greater energy efficiency, energy conservation, going veggie and reforesting the planet are where I would start.
Joe
Good ol' Steve, of JunkScience.com — "All the junk that’s fit to debunk" — might want to go that extra step and show what lots of CO2 does to a planet's temperature.
Joe
- Average surface temp on Venus: 462º C (864º F) — hot enough for lead to melt
- Average surface temp on Earth: 15°C (59°F)
And just to make sure:
Earth population: 7.53 billion
Venus population: Zero
And just to make sure:
Earth population: 7.53 billion
Venus population: Zero
Most alarmed by that picture of Bangladesh: second chimneystack from left (the one in the background) is not straight and is an obvious health & safety risk.Bangladesh, 2017
This photo is part of a project focused on climate change, migration and current issues of today's Bangladesh. One of the country's major challenges is becoming the capital city of Dhaka with more than seventeen million inhabitants. It is the fastest growing metropolis in the world, suffering from the highest population density. Each day, over two thousand people move from different corners of the country. Families are forced to leave their homes due to the loss of land caused by floods, cyclones and rising sea levels. Dhaka is not enough to absorb population growth, and life in the city is literally a nightmare; February 2017, Bangladesh, Dhaka.
I think the exec summary of the climate change piece is highly simplistic, and considers only the effects on humanity, ignoring concerns over biodiversity, extinctions and risks of a tipping point. I haven't read the full piece, but is everything on that website reduced to consideration of the issues affecting people, or is a wider, more ethical perspective taken at all?This sounds as if it would fit in very well with the 'Copanhagen Consesus'.
I agree on most points with them. I think they put direct action on CO2 as a very low priority for humanity (about number 10 if I recall correctly).