Climate damages by 2050 will be 6 times the cost of limiting warming to 2°jeffw@lemmy.worldmod to News@lemmy.world – 428 points – 2 months agoarstechnica.com62Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsWe will spend it then because they will have to. They won't spend it now because it's not necessary. It's human nature.Them: profit now, dead later. Young people: pay now, pay later."I got mine."2 more...It won't be spending. Land, buildings, businesses, capitals will be lost. That's cost and spending won't fight back the sea. Not everywhere that matters, populated areas will be written off.It will be a hard fought lesson but one modern society needs to experience 2 more...
We will spend it then because they will have to. They won't spend it now because it's not necessary. It's human nature.Them: profit now, dead later. Young people: pay now, pay later."I got mine."2 more...It won't be spending. Land, buildings, businesses, capitals will be lost. That's cost and spending won't fight back the sea. Not everywhere that matters, populated areas will be written off.It will be a hard fought lesson but one modern society needs to experience 2 more...
It won't be spending. Land, buildings, businesses, capitals will be lost. That's cost and spending won't fight back the sea. Not everywhere that matters, populated areas will be written off.It will be a hard fought lesson but one modern society needs to experience
We will spend it then because they will have to. They won't spend it now because it's not necessary. It's human nature.
Them: profit now, dead later.
Young people: pay now, pay later.
"I got mine."
It won't be spending.
Land, buildings, businesses, capitals will be lost. That's cost and spending won't fight back the sea. Not everywhere that matters, populated areas will be written off.
It will be a hard fought lesson but one modern society needs to experience