Jeff Bezos: $10bn to fight climate change
- Thread starter swordtrombonefish
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Drop in the ocean.
Whatever anyone does the earth is now warming at the rate of 1.5C every 100 years. And unless China and India adopt CO2 controls nothing is going to change, even if the UK or even the USA produce zero CO2. I read that even if the Paris climate accord had been fully implemented, it would only have delayed CO2 level increases by 5 years.
So CO2 levels are going to climb, and if there are to be impacts, we'd be better off focusing on mitigation and investing in things like hydrogen fuel cell vehicle and infrastructure technology. (Lithium carbonate is a finite resource and there aren't enough current reserves on the planet to meet demand).
There's an awful lot of bull**** talked about climate change and how to get to net zero emissions, but unfortunately not an awful lot of thought about how to achieve the targets. Like the policy to get to net zero by 2030 (or 2050 for that matter), even though that would mean much of the population would have to give up their vehicles.
Whatever anyone does the earth is now warming at the rate of 1.5C every 100 years. And unless China and India adopt CO2 controls nothing is going to change, even if the UK or even the USA produce zero CO2. I read that even if the Paris climate accord had been fully implemented, it would only have delayed CO2 level increases by 5 years.
So CO2 levels are going to climb, and if there are to be impacts, we'd be better off focusing on mitigation and investing in things like hydrogen fuel cell vehicle and infrastructure technology. (Lithium carbonate is a finite resource and there aren't enough current reserves on the planet to meet demand).
There's an awful lot of bull**** talked about climate change and how to get to net zero emissions, but unfortunately not an awful lot of thought about how to achieve the targets. Like the policy to get to net zero by 2030 (or 2050 for that matter), even though that would mean much of the population would have to give up their vehicles.
Billy69_uk
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I wonder what the total Amazon trading carbon foot print is when you add up shipping, transport and cardboard box waste etc?
maybe in addition to paying some level of taxation, there should also be a carbon offset levy as well? (this may already exist but they arent paying it either)
maybe in addition to paying some level of taxation, there should also be a carbon offset levy as well? (this may already exist but they arent paying it either)
japsterbor0
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This. Receiving a box large enough for a tumble drier when you've ordered an electric toothbrush is crazy.
Billy69_uk
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an electric tooth brush? look whos doing well for themselves.
japsterbor0
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Yes, you might say that I have 'made it'
dooderooni
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Given the amount of flooding we see these days then I think we need to look at re-wilding a lot of the uplands rather than just letting the rainwater run down from the hills.
I'm not a climate specialist, but surely planting thousands of acres of trees, bushes etc would not only allow them to absorb lots of this excess water that runs down but absorb masses of CO2.
I'm not a climate specialist, but surely planting thousands of acres of trees, bushes etc would not only allow them to absorb lots of this excess water that runs down but absorb masses of CO2.
japsterbor0
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The only way that climate change will stop is when there is a reduction in people occupying the planet. Man's hunger for 'stuff' will not subside, particularly in less developed countries who are chasing higher standards of living. All this climate change stuff is bollox ... sadly it will not 'touch the sides' in terms of what needs to be done.
We either stop/ban human reproduction or pray for a meteor strike on earth, a catastrophic natural disaster or a severely contagious diseaseto eradicate a good 60% of the earths population.
We either stop/ban human reproduction or pray for a meteor strike on earth, a catastrophic natural disaster or a severely contagious disease
to eradicate a good 60% of the earths population.