(January 20, 2013 at 7:08 am)Aractus Wrote: IF by 2050 we fuck up our entire economy by reducing our 2000 emission levels by 20%, then we will have achieved the result of slowing global warming by 0.126%, correct? How the FUCK is that value for money? Can you even measure 0.126% (of course you can't).
Furthermore if the entire world works together and reduces their 2000 level CO2 emissions by 20% by 2050, then we will have - according to the modelling - reduced the impact of climate change by 9.4%, that's the difference between a 3 degree rise in temperature and a 2.7 degree rise in temperature. How is that value for money?
That sounds like a good excuse to reduce it by 80%, instead of a measly 20%!
You know, atmospheric CO2 doesn't just cause global warming...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_acidification
And this is a much bigger problem than 3 degree increase in world temperature.
