But hasn't it been failing off and on for like 800 years? — frank
Russia is invincible and will never fall out. — javi2541997
You're right, but only if fossil fuels were banned overnight. The best perspective is to consider projections based on the current status quo.People who are opposed to fossil fuels, are against a cheap, reliable, and powerful source of energy. If you take away fossil fuels it will hurt everyone economically, and essentially decrease everyone's quality of life. — Kasperanza
You're right, but only if fossil fuels were banned overnight. — Relativist
This would be gradual, and not have the negative impacts you suggest. — Relativist
Why did they write in the article about 'artificially' raising oil demand? — ssu
Meh. — Mikie
They must be really worried, to commit to beginning to maybe think about actually doing something at some point, after only 28 summits. — unenlightened
Then you really don't know what you're talking about, and I suggest taking literally 10 minutes, type in "climate change" in Google, pick one result -- whether from NASA or NOAA or the Royal Academy or MIT or anything you like -- and read about it. Because you're making an utter buffoon of yourself. — Mikie
and yet do not feel any real moral reason to take massive, global action. — AmadeusD
I'm fully accepting of anthropocentric climate change (though, i certainly have quibbles around what exactly the implications are - and I don't think its reasonable to suggest that is settled) and yet do not feel any real moral reason to take massive, global action. — AmadeusD
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