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This would only give a 30yr break on just one factor of the ecological collapse. I get it's tempting to think of a technological fix (even one as risky as an Earth-shattering nuclear explosion), but we have to question ourselves more.


A 30yr break on an exponential process with dangerous tipping points seems like an awesome deal

Of course it doesn't work as the only fix, and there is the danger that it could be used as an excuse to slow down necessary changes. But the situation we currently find ourselves in is one that moves in the right direction (per-capita CO2 emissions peaked in the late 80s in the EU-27 and the 00s in the US, and many lower-emission solutions now have better economics than their established counterparts) but inertia an an ill-timed increase in the standard of living of China and India mean we are not moving nearly fast enough. More time is one of the most valuable things we can get in this situation


There's no fix other than a technological one. Modifying the collective behavior of 8 billion people is just not going to happen.


The problem will fix itself when we lose food security.

The only other way is to curb the carbon emission by stopping the burning of hydrocarbons.

It’s always been the solution, and will always be


> The problem will fix itself when we lose food security.

Except the highest producing people are the ones who will lose food security the last


> The problem will fix itself when we lose food security.

But then you’re still relying on the world at large connecting the cause and effect correctly.


You’re talking about the perception, I’m talking about famine




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