China may yet debunk the thesis of this thread. This article, although a typical racist screed and lowkey hagiography about the White Man (Obama) englightening the Oriental (Xi Jinping) about climate change, shows along with several others I've read that China is leading the way in the fight through concrete useful praxis. And with its Socialist Economy with Careful Capitalist Characteristics it actually has a chance at success. It seems that the ICE (or FIRE) may not be coming after all and I, like tears, am somewhat disappointed.
RTC posted:https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/20/china-eyes-an-opportunity-to-take-ownership-of-climate-change-fightChina may yet debunk the thesis of this thread. This article, although a typical racist screed and lowkey hagiography about the White Man (Obama) englightening the Oriental (Xi Jinping) about climate change, shows along with several others I've read that China is leading the way in the fight through concrete useful praxis. And with its Socialist Economy with Careful Capitalist Characteristics it actually has a chance at success. It seems that the ICE (or FIRE) may not be coming after all and I, like tears, am somewhat disappointed.
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when i'm strangling another dehydrated wastelander for a plastic bottle full of life-giving urine i will miss people staking their irrevocable claim on a shoveled out parking spot with cardboard boxes and lawn furniture.
tears posted:*extremly interested voice* pls elaborate that last bit please
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-north-africa-light-europe-solar-power/
the Wikipedia page refers weirdly to this project in the past tense but planning is still going on. like i said though, it's far from a certainty and right now it's being pushed as makework for NA/European production but I suspect if it moves forward seriously china will become directly involved through investment
all it takes is one depression and you got manufacturers all over the world that support green energy going under. and now you have a time limit for the industries to recover since the lifespan of solar and wind is only twenty years without support. and that's an optimistic estimate. with more extreme weather incoming you'll see turbines and panels get fucked up pretty quick.
lol jesus christ we're so fucked
swampman posted:My current crazy unfounded suspicion is that after a few years of massive logging, especially in the Americas, a petroleum distribution crisis will cause unrestrained tree death as the remaining ones are cut for fuel. Tree catastrophe 2021, I'll bet $150 on it
not if they all burn down 1st
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