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Think. Again.

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9. That's true, we never had the ability to stop what was already happening...

Reply to hatrack (Reply #8)

Tue Jan 21, 2025, 10:49 AM

Jan 2025

...our only hope was to mitigate the amount of damage we would suffer by reducing CO2 emissions.

That hope is gone now, we will be suffering the worst possible planetary reactions to our CO2 pollution, so it's time to face that reality and try to prepare for a near future of nearly unlivable conditions (at best).

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Pivoting to a Strategy based in Climate Adaptation: The Path Forward from Trump-world [View all] Think. Again. Jan 2025 OP

All species will either adapt or die in regard to climate change. Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #1

Yep, this article urges us to begin our adaptation now.... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #3

Politicians and the rich are adamant, they will not pay for mitigation. Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #5

Yep, it's up to us. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #6

Like saying that the "path forward" when falling off a skyscraper is to "obey gravity" hatrack Jan 2025 #2

I believe it's the opposite... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #4

Yes we have to stop pretending and face reality. Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #7

Oh, yeah, mitigation has been out of our hands for decades now . . . hatrack Jan 2025 #8

That's true, we never had the ability to stop what was already happening... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #9

I've been talking about the need to prepare to adapt for years Kaleva Jan 2025 #10