Climate Change...
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Granted.
Ya big softy...I'd rather do away with Catholicism, Mormonism, and all the other things that go with 15 sibling families before wishing debilitating disease on existing humans. But that's just me
You sure you want us humans to do some more large scale engineering projects?.... See west coast ablaze....More great news. This (positive feedback loops) is the sort of stuff that for ages the IPCC models haven't been taking account of because countries like the US — actually pretty much just the US as this stage — won't countenance that incredibly likely effects of climate change are actually happening until they are in full swing. This head in the sand attitude is lethal for humanity. Well, shocker, now they are happening and we're up shit creek. If this turns out to be as bad as some people think it might be we are pretty well screwed. Time for large scale geoengineering projects NOW.
Arctic methane deposits 'starting to release', scientists say
Exclusive: expedition says preliminary findings indicate that new source of greenhouse gas off East Siberian coast has been triggeredwww.theguardian.com
Fixed that for you.More great news. This (positive feedback loops) is the sort of stuff that for ages the IPCC models haven't been taking account of because countries like the China— actually pretty much just the China at this stage — won't countenance that incredibly likely effects of climate change are actually happening until they are in full swing. This head in the sand attitude is lethal for humanity. Well, shocker, now they are happening and we're up shit creek. If this turns out to be as bad as some people think it might be we are pretty well screwed. Time for large scale geoengineering projects NOW.
Arctic methane deposits 'starting to release', scientists say
Exclusive: expedition says preliminary findings indicate that new source of greenhouse gas off East Siberian coast has been triggered
The fun really starts when the temperature climbs and the freshwater influx stalls the Thermohaline.
No, I’m afraid you just revealed your prejudice and ignorance. Actually China leads the world in creation, innovation and deployment of renewable tech. 60% o the world's solar panel are made in China, Germany are next. China has the most installed renewable capacity of any country. Their per capita carbon footprint is 10 tonnes less than than the US (16 vs. 6). More than that they actually have a decarbonisation plan they are sticking to and exceeding.
The US leads the world in total historic carbon output by far, so make no mistake the US has a huge responsibility to fix things. Burying your head in the sand and complaining about overpopulation as the root cause is total, entitled BS. 4.5% of the world's population and the majority of the damage, and still being willfully ignorant about it; makes me sick.
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Human-made materials now outweigh Earth's entire biomass – study
Production of concrete, metal, plastic, bricks and asphalt greater than mass of living matter on planet, paper says
www.theguardian.com
we agree on something....it's over population.
It's really really not overpopulation. The world richest 10% make 50% of all emissions, and the 1% cause double the emissions of the poorest 50%! Just let that disparity sink in. That argument is just rubbish. There is more than enough food, energy and shelter to go round, but it is wasted profligately by some, and never reaches others.
It's a few per cent of people who consume massively, massively above their 'share'.
These people are literally standing there, arms full of money and unnecessary stuff and toxic shit spewing from every activity they do, whilst a thousand people around them, have almost nothing, and they're saying the problem is 'too many people'. No, the problem is you're a shortsighted cunt.
It's a few per cent of people who consume massively, massively above their 'share'.
These people are literally standing there, arms full of money and unnecessary stuff and toxic shit spewing from every activity they do, whilst a thousand people around them, have almost nothing, and they're saying the problem is 'too many people'. No, the problem is you're a shortsighted cunt.
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It's entirely technologically possible for the current population of the world to live inside the Earth's 'carrying capacity' with solar, wind, regenerative agriculture and other existing renewable tech. A good portion of the world is moving rapidly towards this, but maybe not fast enough. Meanwhile, a notable subsection is totally ignoring the issue and continues to buy 6.3L V8s to go shopping in.
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2.7, but I like turbos
also, @Changleen has it right, the negative impact is disproportional to a small % of people, and mostly industry.
also, @Changleen has it right, the negative impact is disproportional to a small % of people, and mostly industry.
Industry to include agriculture and forestry.2.7, but I like turbos
also, @Changleen has it right, the negative impact is disproportional to a small % of people, and mostly industry.
absolutely.
Lest we forget, commercial aviation is fucking awful in term of raw carbon emissions as well
Mining takes power - a lot of power, with current estimates in the order of 7 gigawatts.
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Cryptocurrency profits paid for most of my e-bike. Not sure if that’s a positive or negative in your collective eyes
Cryptocurrency profits paid for most of my e-bike. Not sure if that’s a positive or negative in your collective eyes
Apparently somewhere between 40 and just under 80% of Crypto is mined with renewable energy on any given day because, shocker, it is cheaper.
65-odd% of all crypto is mined in China, nearly all near huge hydro plants that sell power super-cheap when they are not directly in demand. China has possibly the most advanced grid in the world too (1.4Mv backbones for high efficiency) and can shuffle power around very effectively for the most part. so the market is quite dynamic.
65-odd% of all crypto is mined in China, nearly all near huge hydro plants that sell power super-cheap when they are not directly in demand. China has possibly the most advanced grid in the world too (1.4Mv backbones for high efficiency) and can shuffle power around very effectively for the most part. so the market is quite dynamic.
The Case for Rewilding the Climate
From micro-plastics in the snows of Everest and Antarctica, to carrier bags at the bottom of the 11km-deep Marianas Trench, and the billions of particulates infesting the brains of our children, nowhere and no-one on our planet remains uncontaminated by the polluting by-blow of early 21st century hu
writersrebel.com
Nope, that kind of thinking and ‘appeal to prejudice’ makes him just as bad. We will absolutely need an all-of-the-above set of mitigation’s the way things are going. This guy has good motivations but his singular focus, and idea that there is one school of thought that will provide solutions is just as extreme and is never going to work.
My ATM network just announced there will be retrofits and software available to withdraw from bitcoin.
Any of you understand how that would work?
They are unclear, shall we say.
Any of you understand how that would work?
They are unclear, shall we say.
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It’s actually pretty simple; You would have a BitCoin wallet associated with your normal account (so your name really), just like another account but it just holds BitCoin. You will be able to withdraw fiat currency at the going rate against that balance.
There will probably be a screen with your BitCoin balance and whatever the value is at that second’s exchange rate is next to it for ease of use.
Given that we seem to be entering a deflationary period for the USD and that institutional investors are pilling into BTC, you may be better to keep as much as you can afford in BTC.
Given that we seem to be entering a deflationary period for the USD and that institutional investors are pilling into BTC, you may be better to keep as much as you can afford in BTC.
Relevant:
Total crypto fund inflows top $5 billion this year, up more than 600% - report
https://reut.rs/3rjfYY4
Total crypto fund inflows top $5 billion this year, up more than 600% - report
https://reut.rs/3rjfYY4
Bitcoin's climate change impact may be much smaller than we thought
Bitcoin mining may have released 17 megatonnes of CO2 in 2018, similar to the annual emissions from Estonia and just one-third of an earlier emission estimate
www.newscientist.com
Edit: To be clear, I'm still quite sure crypto currencies are a scam.
So a thing you acknowledge as a scam, produces additional measurable TONS of CO2 to create what is essentially ethereal bullshit out of nothing, is okay because you are benefiting from it?