[_rrnv]

Planet Earth will be fine. It survived much worse than some little human emissions. The meteor and winter that followed that killed off the dinosaurs was much worse than some elevated CO2. Whether humanity survives this is another question. My bet is we will, since we are like roaches. But many will die for the sins of the few. Interestingly, these few who will survive are probably the ones who created this mess and can afford to. The many that will die are probably for the better anyway. The future of humanity is not yet decided, but it will take a great leap of tech to overcome this. One thing is for sure: we cant save the Planet by trying to "save the planet", meaning downsize, recycle, emit less etc. Exactly like one cannot become a millionaire by saving. We need to invest in our future and find efficient ways to extract CO2 from the atmosphere and convert it to power. Optimize and cheapen stuff like E-Diesel made from atmospheric CO2 and hydrogen from desalinated seawater using solar and wind. And stop giving space and time to idiots from Extinction Rebellion and The Last Generation. I hope not all here are brainwashed and understand what I'm saying.

[accrual]

I agree the Earth will survive even if it's not the same Earth we know and love today. Maybe we should all give a little extra appreciation for this specific time we live in - one of great technological advancement and one in which we still have much of the natural beauty we've come to take for granted. The future will be increasingly high tech, but those who live in it may not have untouched forests, coral reefs, or temperate weather in which to enjoy alongside it.

[block_dagger]

The planet itself (the rock) will of course be fine but the ecosystem has undergone and continues to undergo a massive extinction event caused by humans. This is an avoidable tragedy. I agree with some of your analysis but strongly disagree with your sentiment.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction

[SoftTalker]

There is no power to be extracted from CO2. It takes energy to break the C-O bonds.

[adamredwoods]

I think you may need to review starvation events that humans and animals have had in history.

>> I hope not all here are brainwashed and understand what I'm saying.

So if someone doesn't agree with you, they are brainwashed?

[_rrnv]

Yes, kinda proving my point here since I didnt say you are brainwashed if you dont agree with me but if you dont understand what I'm saying. Whether you agree with my point of view or not is irrelevant to me. And to the Planet Earth for that matter. :)

[themagician]

"Save the planet," isn't about saving the planet—it's about making people feel bigger than they are. People don't like the feeling of smallness that comes with the realization that nothing we do really matters.

[hinkley]

When the food runs out, oligarchs bleed.

[yieldcrv]

I think people are more concerned about the coral reefs than the humans

[Aachen]

Any data to back up that extraordinary claim?

[aaomidi]

IMO. You’re brainwashed for thinking technology is going to save us from this tbh.

Climate already saw a lot of improvements during the 2020 lockdowns.

[accrual]

I think it's a combination of both technology and changes to our behavior. A cheap way to sequester CO2 and methane would be really helpful. The 2020 lockdowns showed us that slowing down on shipping and driving to work can make a measurable positive impact on our environment. But we'd have to get over our own ego and greed to do this full time.

[aaomidi]

We have regressed so far since 2020 imo.

2020 showed that we can have remote work as the primary method of work for a vast majority of jobs. The government could’ve mandated that if your company’s work could be done remotely, remote work has to be an option.

The amount of emissions to support daily commute of this many people (especially with commutes getting longer and longer) is insane.

[NhanH]

We could use technology to implement more lockdowns :-)