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In short, we aren't on track to an apocalyptic extinction, and the new head is concerned that rhetoric that we are is making people apathetic and paralyzes them from making beneficial actions.

He makes it clear too that this doesn't mean things are perfectly fine. The world is becoming and will be more dangerous with respect to climate. We're going to still have serious problems to deal with. The problems just aren't insurmountable and extinction level.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

they want a slow boil, keeps the panic down and diminishes the odds there will be a 'bastards up against the wall' moment for the ones responsible.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

there will be a 'bastards up against the wall' moment for the ones responsible.

i can't see how that could prevent that. Quite the opposite, if half-assed efforts (without "state of emergency") lead to higher impact, people will get angrier than with lower impact, simply because more will have to struggle harder.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

we're going to have the angry people mad that their children will grow up in a hellscape, and the deniers still sticking their heads in the sand saying petroleum is fine. gonna be real fun when these two groups meet up.