Agree. It's been my position for a while that we've de facto decided to do nothing to prevent warming and we'll just live with the consequences.

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kpil 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The CMIP7 scenarios were just released. AR7 is not yet completed but it's the input for it.

The "worst" RCP8.5 / SSP5-8.5-style futures (coal-dominated, ~4.4–4.9 °C) are no longer treated as plausible given policy already in place, renewable cost declines, and observed emissions.

The policy changes have changed the projections.

Warming will continue, yes. The consequences will have to be dealt with. In some regions this will be problematic. It's still political and economical factors that determines the outcome.

It's worth noting that there is a fair amount of eschatology or even apocalypticism going on. It's built into the human mind somehow.

	▲	latexr 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> In some regions this will be problematic. Indeed. Specifically, in the region called “Earth”. Even if some region is magically unaffected by climate change, what do you think will happen when the people in the other regions move to run for their lives? Everyone will be affected.

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tito 35 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I've decided that I'm going to reverse climate change and everyone is welcome to come with me to figure it out.

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FLeXMurphy 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Strong agree on this. I don't think I could do nothing any harder than I already am. Could you? Could any of us?

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encomiast 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Some people are clearly doing less nothing: there are activists protesting, formal political action groups, scientists doing research, etc. What isn't as clear is whether any this can actually overcome the huge social and economic structural issues to actually make a dent.

	▲	dryd3n 33 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		When I was initially thinking about my personal impact to this, the first thing that came to mind is air-travel. I don't travel much, maybe once a year to see family. I have some friends who fly several times a year to "see the world", being well-traveled is a part of their personality. But I think I may be wrong on flight being a significant contribution. My guess is that we probably all contribute to this mainly through our SP500 index investments, which financially supports a number of companies that directly contribute to global warming. We're "voting with our dollars" as they say. Maybe we can all start picking individual stocks based on environmental values/promises, and less short-term gain. Somehow, I don't think it'll happen.