• TeezyZeezy@lemmygrad.ml
    281·
    10 months ago

    It is true, and it is much worse than what mainstream lets on or the average psyche understands.

    The IPCC is heavily incentivized (coerced) to let out conservative/watered-down data because of the capitalist funding and the panic/heavy depression that would result as a release of the information we actually know.

    Unfortunately, it is already too late to save a large chunk of humanity and life in general on this planet. Unfortunately, there will be horrible things happening (already are) at a large scale that will probably not be solved by smart people somewhere.

    This shouldn’t paralyze you, like we can’t give up. It’s not like an “over, or not over” thing, it’s still a spectrum and 4 degrees of warming is exponentially worse than 2.7 or whatever. But we need to be realistic and start developing harm reduction and not pretend we can stay below 1.5 or whatever garbage the MSM is still spewing.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.mlM
      18·
      10 months ago

      I very much agree, continuing to pretend that we can somehow avoid the disaster is no different then pretending that it’s not happening. We need to be realistic about where we are and start thinking about mitigation strategies. Accepting that we have a catastrophe on our hands doesn’t mean giving up, it means thinking about what can be done and focusing effort in productive ways.

      Incidentally, I’ve noticed that China is doing a big push for nuclear power and they’re also increasingly investing into indoor farming. I think these are two critical technologies that will be extremely important going forward. As the climate continues to deteriorate, it’s going to be extremely important to ensure reliable food production. Indoor farms can be built right within cities where majority of the population is concentrated, ensuring food supply for the population. Meanwhile, nuclear plants provide a reliable source of power that can be used in these farms as well as for stuff like air conditioning when there are major heat waves happening.

    • rainpizza@lemmygrad.mlOP
      4·
      10 months ago

      Thank you for your response! After reading that, I have been exploring some ideas for Harm reduction such as ClimateSafe Villages, migrating and/or hardening housing. What other realistic harm reduction strategies could you advise me to look further into?

      • TeezyZeezy@lemmygrad.ml
        2·
        10 months ago

        I mean you covered some pretty serious solutions, but the only things I can think of (I’m not an expert) are the indoor/vertical/hydroponic farming mentioned above, or genetically modifying crops to withstand horrible conditions, or the good 'ole painting houses and streets white to lower temperatures.

        There’s probably a lot more information out there, but I’m just not aware of most of it. I know mostly about how bad things are, not necessarily how we should fix it quickly.

        It goes without saying the only way we sustainably fix it will be under socialism.