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Global Emissions Could Peak Sooner Than You Think (www.wired.com)

submitted 11 months ago by NewNewAccount to c/[email protected]

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[–] FartsWithAnAccent 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

They should have peaked 50+ years ago when we first realized it was fucking up our atmosphere. Instead wealthy oil companies covered it up and lied to everyone for decades so they could keep becoming wealthier and wealthier no matter what the cost.

[–] NewNewAccount 12 points 11 months ago

Best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago… second best time is now.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

True, but absolutely pointless to discuss as we can't change the past. Time to act is now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

We're basically being bailed out by luck. Renewable electricity has gotten cheap; it didn't have to. If that hadn't of happened we'd probably be doing business as usual and accelerating into catastrophe.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I have bad news for you: We're still accelerating into catastrophe, just not quite as fast as we otherwise would've been. We need to keep trying of course, but we still have a very long way to go before we can even think about considering ourselves in the clear.