Posted by Meri-Tuuli on April 8, 2007, at 16:04:23
In reply to Re: It is not junk science!!!!! » Meri-Tuuli, posted by Declan on April 8, 2007, at 7:03:48
Hey Declan
You raised some interesting points.
The planet will cope fine - its whether it will cope in a way that is suited to human populace or not thats the issue.
Anyway that thing with 12 billion people, do you know thats a really important point? Ha! Can you believe this, we have a professor here at uni who goes to all these international climate (and biodiversity) policy making conferences (he's basically one of Finlands environmental delegates to the UN) anyway, he said that its an 'gentlemans agreement' that countries at these policy making UN conferences/debates don't actually mention the population/overcrowding issue at all? He says its too, I dunno, its just not mentioned - on purpose.
Apparently countries don't feel comfortable telling each other that their populations are getting too large. Or something like that. But its kinda odd. I mean, how is anything going to get solved?
Anyway, yes it will be a challenge to mitigate and adapt to climate change. And its the poorest and in the poorest countries who will suffer the most. But I dunno. Technology will develop, and things can be done, but its a question of whether people are ready to adapt and change their habits I think. I doubt when you've been driving a massive gas gruzzling truck/pick up type thing, you're going to readily change and start driving a one litre car. But anyway anyway.
Perhaps groundwater stuff isn't such a bad occupation to go into. hmmm.
Kind regards
Meri
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