The idea that human beings have taken a few steps closer toward asserting control over the Earth's climate is likely to strike you as a really bad idea.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We unfortunately already live on a planet where the climate has changed and will continue to change no matter what we do now. We're playing a game of making the problem less bad rather than preventing it.
The idea that we have the capacity to change or stop the climate, I'm just skeptical.
I don't think we can do anything about controlling what our climate is.
There's no really rosy scenario ahead, where climate change just doesn't happen, but I believe we don't have the ethical right to throw our hands up in the air and say, 'Game over.' Whatever pathway we choose, our descendants will be dealing with that reality for centuries to come.
I'm not as convinced as a lot of people are that man-made climate change is the threat they think it is.
If we do not change our negative habits toward climate change, we can count on worldwide disruptions in food production, resulting in mass migration, refugee crises and increased conflict over scarce natural resources like water and farm land. This is a recipe for major security problems.
I'm not in favor of just taking short-term isolated situations and depleting our resources to keep our climate just the way it is today.
Taking bold action on climate change simply makes good business sense. It's also the right thing to do for people and the planet. Setting a net-zero GHG emissions target by 2050 will drive innovation, grow jobs, build prosperity, and secure a better world for what will soon be 9 billion people.
We have to face the reality of climate change. It is arguably the biggest threat we are facing today.
Climate change is the environmental challenge of this generation, and it is imperative that we act before it's too late.
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