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The solution to Global Warming


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2017 Sep 15, 12:39pm   2,855 views  7 comments

by Heraclitusstudent   ➕follow (8)   💰tip   ignore  

The deniers would have us believe that addressing global warming is incredibly costly and would destroy our economy.
But the exact opposite is true: It is easy and simple. We just need to continue what we are doing now: i.e. redirect investments from fossil fuels toward renewables.
There is virtually no economic cost. Though the actors may be different.
Consider a few facts:
There are 2 uses of energy we need to address: the electric grid and transportations.
- On the grid side, things are already well on their way: sun and wind power are now cheap and getting cheaper. As a result the emissions of countries like China are flattening. (China announced a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emissions). Batteries will follow. Their cost is already falling. Huge batteries will be used to store wind and sun power. So we will be able to get to 0 emissions.
- on the transportation side, batteries are the key component and they are getting cheaper, so electric cars are very likely to become much cheaper, and since they are simpler, they will quickly become much cheaper to operate and maintain than car with gas engines. Gas engines may disappear by 2040. In fact countries like France are already banning the sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2040.

All this will limit global warming, though it will not eliminate it, and the damage done is largely irreversible.
Side benefits: much less pollution and millions of people not dying because of air pollution.

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1   mell   2017 Sep 15, 1:26pm  

Heraclitusstudent says
Gas engines may disappear by 2040. In fact countries like France are already banning the sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2040.

All this will limit global warming, though it will not eliminate it, and the damage done is largely irreversible.
Side benefits: much less pollution and millions of people not dying because of air pollution.


Modern gas engines are negligible pollution-wise and it would be foolish to ban modern diesel or HCCIs. You need to stop the giant tankers on sea running with crap waste oil. I'd support stringent standards for gas engines as old cars are phased out. Not a ban though.
2   Tenpoundbass   2017 Sep 15, 1:57pm  

Do like I did when the Irmageddon was barreling down on Hollywood Florida.
Nothing, I just sat my ass right here and laughed at all the idiots running out and buying up all of Publix groceries.
The storm came and went, didn't it?
3   Heraclitusstudent   2017 Sep 15, 4:03pm  

Heraclitusstudent says
Modern gas engines are negligible pollution-wise

You've not been in a big cities on a bad winter day.
4   Heraclitusstudent   2017 Sep 15, 4:06pm  

Tenpoundbass says
Do like I did when the Irmageddon was barreling down on Hollywood Florida.
Nothing, I just sat my ass right here and laughed at all the idiots running out and buying up all of Publix groceries.


So it is with GW and deniers. The dogs are barking but the solution is implemented, and the danger will pass.
5   Ceffer   2017 Sep 15, 4:29pm  

APOCALYPSEFUCK_is_ADORABLE says
They look like they did 10 years ago. Maybe they should shape the new ones like big tits or something to let people know you have the new ones.


Maybe sun dicks. "My sun dick is bigger than your sun dick." "Yeah, but my smaller sun dick performs twice as well!"
6   Ceffer   2017 Sep 15, 4:32pm  

Solve Global Warming!

KILL THE PEOPLE! KILL THEM ALL!
7   RWSGFY   2017 Sep 15, 4:57pm  

Isn't it what all these dirty "deniers" were saying all along: let the technology mature, don't force car manufacturers to sell 10% of their cars as crappy lead-acid EVs by 2003 (like CARB tried to) and do other crazy shit like that.

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