| 2 degrees Celsius: We should be investing into living with these changes. 2.5 degrees Celsius: We should be investing into living with these changes. 3 degrees Celsius: We should be investing into living with these changes. 4 degrees Celsius: We should be investing into living with these changes. 5 degrees Celsius: We should be investing into living with these changes. At some point methane hydrates release, photosynthesis in sea microorganisms ceases, or other general ecosystem collapse occurs. At some point you have to invest in stopping the rise, because Venus shows there isn't an upper boundary. At this point you basically hope demographic collapse from urbanization combined with massive wars and starvation from population displacement combined with alternative energy allows for a sustainable tech future. That's the gentle landing. The money for change is held by the rich, and they don't care if the world ends as long as their back accounts have 1000000x more unicorn horns than other people. |