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NickB79

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9. More will die if we don't reduce carbon emissions immediately
Reply to braddy (Reply #8)
Wed Aug 15, 2018, 01:25 AM
Aug 2018

As in billions by the end of the century.

We've really painted ourselves into a corner here; there are no good scenarios anymore.

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"Heat: the next big inequality issue" [View all] suffragette Aug 2018 OP
Just produce lots of cheap electricity and we can all be cool in summer and warm in winter. braddy Aug 2018 #1
I think it's going to take a lot more than that. Did you read the article? suffragette Aug 2018 #2
Air conditioning and heaters can save countless lives of all races and could even before global braddy Aug 2018 #5
Of course. But by preceding your sentence with "just" you seemed to minimize the full impact of suffragette Aug 2018 #6
Not sure what you mean. If you mean to burn more coal and fire up the nuclear sites theophilus Aug 2018 #3
We need surplus solar and wind capacity for carbon capture NickB79 Aug 2018 #7
We can save the lives of the people mentioned or let them die. braddy Aug 2018 #8
More will die if we don't reduce carbon emissions immediately NickB79 Aug 2018 #9
I don't want to kill them, I want them to have the cooling and heating that they need to survive, braddy Aug 2018 #10
That's a wonderful sentiment NickB79 Aug 2018 #11
Wow. braddy Aug 2018 #12
All around the world the poor will suffer first. In fact, I theophilus Aug 2018 #4
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