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The earth is doomed

Another case of kicking the can down the road, eventually the excess CO2 will have to be removed by our descendants.
Oh well. Hopefully they don't resent us too much.
 
Friendly Engineer said:
Another case of kicking the can down the road, eventually the excess CO2 will have to be removed by our descendants.
Oh well. Hopefully they don't resent us too much.
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One thing people don't get about headline figures for the cost of tackling climate change;
the money isn't pissed up the wall, it goes towards jobs, research, materials, and contributes to economic activity.

Example: A government grant funds the research into a new type of solar panel
A multitude of researchers are funded for a couple of years (jobs)
Local manufacturing firms receive orders for prototypes (jobs)
Materials are mined (jobs)
Patents then exploit the green technology

and all through that process is tax at every level. The government recoups the investment!
 
Friendly Engineer said:
One thing people don't get about headline figures for the cost of tackling climate change;
the money isn't pissed up the wall, it goes towards jobs, research, materials, and contributes to economic activity.

Example: A government grant funds the research into a new type of solar panel
A multitude of researchers are funded for a couple of years (jobs)
Local manufacturing firms receive orders for prototypes (jobs)
Materials are mined (jobs)
Patents then exploit the green technology

and all through that process is tax at every level. The government recoups the investment!
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Same goes for space programmes.
 
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