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2050 is When Analysts Suspect Widespread Global Strife Will Begin

posted by martyb on Friday June 14 2019, @11:55PM   
from the the-end-is-near dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

On our current trajectory, the report warns, "planetary and human systems [are] reaching a 'point of no return' by mid-century, in which the prospect of a largely uninhabitable Earth leads to the breakdown of nations and the international order."

The only way to avoid the risks of this scenario is what the report describes as "akin in scale to the World War II emergency mobilization"—but this time focused on rapidly building out a zero-emissions industrial system to set in train the restoration of a safe climate.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/597kpd/new-report-suggests-high-likelihood-of-human-civilization-coming-to-an-end-in-2050

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• Re:the usual problem with the narrative Re:the usual problem with the narrative (Score: 2) by Bot on Sunday June 16 2019, @03:16PM (1 child)

  by Bot (3902) on Sunday June 16 2019, @03:16PM (#856251) Journal

  As any wise enough man knows, predictions are worthless if they don't take into account all factors. This is impossible to do in complex systems. Therefore one should be prudent, implement change not globally or not all at once and see what sticks. This is not how society operates. Because scammers rely on speed.

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• Re:the usual problem with the narrative (Score: 1) by khallow on Monday June 17 2019, @03:16AM

  by khallow (3766) on Monday June 17 2019, @03:16AM (#856473) Journal

  Because scammers rely on speed.

  My thinking exactly. There's no case for urgency in climate change spending except to shake down the rubes.

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