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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 days ago

Uh huh, that was by design

Those Paris climate accords were literally useless, as it was nothing more but a kind suggestion.

Even when we would have made hard contracts we know that half the countries out there would have failed for a variety of reasons (most of them being a variety of "ah but I want to be re-elected and if I try to save the world, things will be slightly harder for my base, so I sign for yes, and then do no")

This was just a "well let's give it a try" and the US immediately borked out with Trump because now it's cool to have mentally deficient adults controlling countries.

Nobody with a brain ever believed that we'd his that 1.5 degree limit. Ik actually fairly confident that we'll get a two degree limit, which we'll crash right through, then we'll start producing CO2 harder and faster than ever before just to be sure we can take straight through the 3 and 4 degree limits that we'll set because politicians don't give a fuck about any of this, they only care about their reelection and the populace of countries that matter either can't do anything about it (hello China, how is Winnie today?) or just too fucking dumb to even understand the issue (hello USA, how is the Cheeto today?)

I honestly believe that we're in humanities end-times. Not the biblical ones, those were fairytales, but the real one that humanity made for itself. There is no one to blame but us. I think GenX will live to see how humanity dies out, because nobody will fix this obvious problem with obvious solutions, everyone who matters can only think about themselves so enjoy the days that we have left, all.

[–] flango@lemmy.eco.br 9 points 2 days ago (3 children)

The good news is that it is still something we can deal with. I mean, to just give up is to let the current "owners of the world win" ( billionaires and gang).

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[–] remon@ani.social 8 points 3 days ago

Time to come up with a new target we can miss.

[–] MashedTech@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

bye bye world

[–] SethTaylor@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Gonna need to get those Coke-drinking polar bears a fridge...

[–] Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Over the course of the history of the planet, there have been several extinction events, and then over time, new life evolves from what remains creating new biodiversity. The only difference is that the mass extinction is being caused by an apex predator, (humans,) instead of a meteor, or volcano. The earth will incorporate plastic into the new ecology. It's already happening. We will go extinct by making the planet incompatible with human life; other life will exist and thrive.

[–] davepleasebehave@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

we would not be the first organisms to create harsh conditions.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

But it took a lot longer than 150 years to fuck the planet

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[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I've always liked Antonio Gutteres. While a politician, he has been the most honest of them when it comes to climate change.

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

eh, covering up Covid for China for a solid 6 months wasn't great.

[–] thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Dumb ways to die, so many dumb ways to die.

[–] Tigeroovy@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

Yeah sure, tell that to the billionaires that are actively ruining the planet.

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