Effective World Government Will Be Needed to Stave Off Climate Catastrophe

[MindMover]

Almost six years ago, I was the editor of a single-topic issue on energy for Scientific American that included an article by Princeton University’s Robert Socolow that set out a well-reasoned plan for how to keep atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations below a planet-livable threshold of 560 ppm. The issue came replete with technical solutions that ranged from a hydrogen economy to space-based solar.

If I had it to do over, I’d approach the issue planning differently, my fellow editors permitting. I would scale back on the nuclear fusion and clean coal, instead devoting at least half of the available space for feature articles on psychology, sociology, economics and political science. Since doing that issue, I’ve come to the conclusion that the technical details are the easy part. It’s the social engineering that’s the killer. Moon shots and Manhattan Projects are child’s play compared to needed changes in the way we behave.

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2012/03/17/effective-world-government-will-still-be-needed-to-stave-off-climate-catastrophe/

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Effective World Government.....We better get started soon......

[CAPHAVOC]

1. Chicken Little

[Speck Tater]

5. But this time Chicken Little is right. nt

[Mojorabbit]

2. I don't know what will get them moving

they have sowed so much doubt among the low info voters that I despair of anything being done in time

[Trillo]

3. Even has a sentence of humor!

"Would any institution be capable of instilling a permanent crisis mentality lasting decades, if not centuries?"

[Trillo]

4. Here's another one, not humorous at all.

"To be effective, a new set of institutions would have to be imbued with heavy-handed, transnational enforcement powers."

That one seems to be accomplished. 147 core financial institutions that control nearly everything!

[CAPHAVOC]

6. Actually

A new set of inventions will come along. Always does.

[randome]

7. Thanks for the optimistic viewpoint.

I hope you're right.