Tyndall Center Director Anderson: Rapid Emissions Reduction Hard: 4-6C Far, Far Worse

[AverageJoe90]

46. Well.

You don't. You have made a statement of personal faith.

Well, no offense meant, but you kinda did too. Only thing is, though, at least mine is far more realistic.

We are facing the possibility that the planet will lose its ability to produce food in significant quantities. The oil is pretty much gone. The minerals are mined out. The oceans are turning acidic. The weather is becoming progressively more inhospitable.

Yes, we are facing trouble. But let's not go too far here. Things may not get much better in many of our lifetimes, that is true, but this is really only on a human timescale. Civilization may need to fundamentally restructure but it isn't going to die out altogether, at least not thanks to AGW alone, even in the worst case scenario.

And, Paul, you did say that, if I may quote you directly: "What may look like collapse can also be seen as the sweeping away of what is here now in order to make room for the emergence of the new." At least that we can agree on.