David Ho3°C is a political choice. Future generations will think very poorly of us.
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@davidho we must target ppm not temperature
MarkS@markstahl @davidho in fact it changes the cause: the variabile you "can" manipulate to change the effect.
you have not a freezer to cool the planet: you just stop accumulating GHG, and actually you must decrease CO2 concentration to fix the climate
you have not a freezer to cool the planet: you just stop accumulating GHG, and actually you must decrease CO2 concentration to fix the climate
I hear what you're saying but I feel like it kind of misses the point.
The whole point of lowering CO2 is lower the temperature. That's why temperature is the headline number. Anybody trying to save the planet understands targeting CO2 is the best way to do that. Changing how we talk about it won't change the problems we are facing.
@markstahl @davidho that's because you think about how to talk. if think about what to do you would look for some variable to manipulate
Bragg@JMBragg @davidho no, because the problem is by far, very far, the CO2 concentration. you solve the CO2 and fix the climate.
(waiting for the pedantic saying "GHG equivalent is is 25 for methane and 298 for N2O": yeah we know. try to go beyond the obvious)
if you really want to fix it, you put your hands on the physical CO2.
if you want to chat forever and do nothing you escape in the non-scientific metaverse of GHG equivalents, certifications and #greenwashing : that's accounting not science