Carbon capture technology takes releasing of CO2 to build, it's a bad solution imo. Same with solar panels and turbines, they all take polluting refinement just to put in place and can take a decade or more until they're neutral, as which point they're approaching EOL. We're better off genetically modifying a species of tree to capture and sequester at a freak rates.
It's the same with EVs. If you want to offset all of the carbon released in the manufacturing process of the EV, you have to drive it for some 600k+ miles just to break even.
I don't like the alarmist rhetoric because it's used politically to apply sanctions and restrict freedoms under the guise of safety. Unfortunately no developing country is going to play along since the cost of doing so is missing out on life changing advancements for their people. The topic is heavily politicized and there are unfortunately some buried stories that are contrary to the narrative...
Humans start to show cognitive decline when the CO2 ppm starts to approach 1000, and it's currently at 427 with a 2-3 ppm increase per year. I believe the goal is to get it back down under 350ppm.
We know a sudden increase in temperature is disruptive, but like others have mentioned, it would unlock arable land in otherwise inhospitable places. Melting of the ice caps would also make new oil fields available. The planet overall has gotten greener from our emissions, and we have no idea how the planet will respond outside of a few years forecast. There are an insane amount of variables to consider. For instance, not all weather events have become more extreme, some less so, but the narrative has buried any sources that say this despite the research being correct.
Imo we'll neuter ourselves with micro plastics before we have to worry about lethal ambient temps worldwide. Blood clots are on the rise and fertility is on a rapid decline. If artificial insemination becomes the only way to have children, population decline is inevitable.
As a species, we're making a large bet that we'll find climate solutions using resources provided by the short sighted pollution before it's too late. We could simply not make that bet or fold our hand, but that would reduce food production dramatically, among other things.
The alarmist tone is incredibly suspicious to me. I have yet to hear that military powers should be shrunk as an effort to help. It's likely going to be used to bolster claims that x or y need to be made unavailable to the public. It's an attempt to bailout private pollution losses via the taxpayer, something that cronies have been getting away with for monetary losses for decades.
There are simple solutions, but complicated ones are proposed because a slow down in the economy isn't worth it to the cronies. They would much rather do whatever and trick congress into subsidizing them at your expense.
The population will have to come down or we'll have to learn to live very meager lives. This is of course assuming that we don't innovate our way out of this with tech. What a time to be alive!
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