I’ve been mulling over this NYT Op-Ed. In the abstract, it is coherent, even compelling. But in concrete political-economic and planetary reality, it’s a dubious argument. First, the author takes issue with policymakers treating climate as a “moral crusade” 🧵 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/opinion/climate-clean-energy-trump.html
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How many more years will we choke on greenhouse gasses and catastrophic storms before we realize what Wall Street is looking for is ‘do nothing, money making charades.’
The parts per million of CO2 have doubled since the beginning of the industrial revolution.
This chart feels like a Fox News fiction and purposeful misinformation.
If you’re interested in how fires are affected by climate change you can read Fire Weather by John Valliant.
Your posted CO2 chart is a classic social media ‘out of context’ piece of misinformation.
It doesn’t explain that .04% reflects a doubling in ppm since the start of the Industrial Revolution.
That it took me 3 posts to address one
out of context chart
…is emblematic of why social media is so effective at manipulating those who read bumper stickers instead of books.
Thanks for engaging on the topic. Hope this explains the science behind my original post.
Please consider removing your chart
Yet only Israel is mentioned and demonized.
Putin gets a pass but not Bibi.
If that’s not antisemitism what is it ?
These “policy recommendations” are also of value and benefit outside the United States