Biden says global warming topping 1.5 degrees in the next 10 to 20 years is scarier than nuclear war
Biden says global warming topping 1.5 degrees in the next 10 to 20 years is scarier than nuclear war
In his comments in Hanoi, Biden talked about the importance of wealthier nations supporting less wealthy nations prepare and adapt to climate change.
What Biden has done is to cut the issuance of drilling leases to the minimum required by law, pass the Inflation Reduction Act, enact a regulation to force vehicle electrification, and similarly force fossil fuels out of most power plants.
What Biden has not done: stop issuing drilling permits or impose export restrictions on fossil fuels. The former has some serious limits because of how the courts treat the right to drill as a property right once you hold a drilling lease, and the latter is simply untested.
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Climate change is scary, but scarier than nuclear war? I dunno, man.
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IMHO this mostly tells us that Biden is talking about climate policy with the people around him. That's enough to be a big deal.
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Yeah, when all the Republicans in the last debate said it wasn't real, or whatever words were used, this is a clear difference on what's likely the most important issue for most voters.
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Sadly a large chunk of voters don't consider climate to be their top issue
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IDK, climate-fueled illnesses — tied to hotter temperatures, and swifter passage of pathogens and toxins. Continuing pandemics would be no treat.
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The scariness multiplied by the probability of it happening maybe...
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Nuclear war is obviously terrible. But it's still somewhat localised between the warring nations.
Climate change is everywhere and will eventually be just as devastating and then quickly much worse if not resolved
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It definitely is. It is far, far more cataclysmic than a nuclear war. You'll discover that soon unfortunately.
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I like how no one here mentioned the obvious fact that climate change disasters will only make world powers more willing to start a nuclear war. Just look at North Korea, what will happen when they have a huge famine or flood or fire or whatever and even the Kims can't fill their bellies, what then?
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In that it is definitely happening and will be equally destructive if steps aren't taken to prevent it, albeit over a longer timeframe.
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