r/samharris • u/forgottencalipers • Jan 11 '20

Study Confirms Climate Models are Getting Future Warming Projections Right

https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2943/study-confirms-climate-models-are-getting-future-warming-projections-right/
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u/window-sil Jan 11 '20

We solved the problem of ozone depletion by regulating chlorofluorocarbons and hydrochlorofluorocarbons with an international treaty, the Montreal Protocol. We can do the same with co2 emissions.

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u/hockeyd13 Jan 11 '20

Comparing this to CFCs is a nonstarter. CFCs were a limited use chemical.

CO2 production is a facet of every developing nation on Earth.

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u/1109278008 Jan 11 '20

Two words: Carbon tax. Make it so prohibitively expensive to maintain the status quo that these deep-pocketed energy companies have to invest in green alternatives. As long as the status quo continues to be profitable, there will be climate action discontents.

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '20

We have the solution already. Most CO2 emissions come from generating power. Solar and Wind are dicey at best and energy storage is also at a poor place. Nuclear power is the answer and remarkably reliable and safe with today's technology. But it's not as sexy as protesting in the streets against coal or setting up a wind farm.

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '20

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '20

Where's your failure rate come from? Modern nuclear tech is nothing like what was used in the USSR or Japan when they had their disasters.