On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 17:38:46 -0500, "maxwell"
wrote:
>> The first paragraph points out that whatever the US did, worldwide CO2
>> emmissions from China and India would swamp any effort in the US.
>In your mind when something is larger than something else, one 'swamps' the
>other?
Yes, of course it does. If your house does not have any roof, it's a
bit pointless spending a fortune on triple-glazing to reduce heat
loss.
I totally agree that global warming will most probably happen. I doubt
that what man has done is responsible to any *large* degree. The bulk
of the effect fits nicely into the global climate patterns of
millenia. Regardless of who or what is responsible for the change, I
*very* much doubt that whatever we do now - even if we went to absurd
lengths - is going to make any significant difference to that fact.
But I also disagree that it is anything that should be any particular
worry to us. It will have bad effects and good effects that will
largely balance out, and man will change a bit and adapt with no great
hardship. Maybe ending up better off overall.
If we need to do anything at all (which I do not believe to be
necessary), it is to plan and prepare for the changes needed to live
comfortably whilst the climate change occurs. Except I do not believe
that such changes are predictable enough to be able to do so - and the
change is plenty slow enough to allow us to adapt naturally as it
happens rather than needing to prepare in advance.
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Cynic
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