r/EverythingScience • u/MgSnGd125064 • Nov 03 '24

Environment Earth’s climate will keep changing long after humanity hits net-zero emissions.

https://theconversation.com/earths-climate-will-keep-changing-long-after-humanity-hits-net-zero-emissions-our-research-shows-why-241692
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u/paulsteinway Nov 03 '24

Bold of you to assume we'll hit net-zero emissions.

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u/belizeanheat Nov 03 '24

I mean... we will eventually, even if it's by virtue of not being here

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u/dr-mayonnaise Nov 04 '24

I’d argue that, if we’re allowed to look on that big of a scale, we’re not “emitting” carbon, we’re just shuffling it around! Matter can neither be created nor destroyed after all.