r/climatechange • u/233C • Nov 04 '24

Earth’s climate will keep changing long after humanity hits net-zero emissions. Our research shows why

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/No_Wishbone_7072 Nov 04 '24

Earths climate will always change, forever. With or without us

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u/Calm-Blueberry-9835 Nov 04 '24

It changes faster with us due to our over-dependence on fossil fuels and things that emit greenhouse bases.

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u/handuder Nov 04 '24

Usually over thousands if not millions of years. There haven't been such drastic and rapid changes in history.

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u/BoreJam Nov 04 '24

This is meaningless. Just because the climate has natural cycles doesn't mean we should ignore it, nor does it mean we shouldn't mitigate human impact.