Remember "Titanic" movie? "The pumps only buy us time..." and Climate Change
The Titanic was gutted by the iceberg. Water was pouring in. The flow couldn't be stopped and the Titanic WOULD sink... the pumps merely bought time.
What do you do with time when the ship is sinking? You prepare the guests and crew, you launch lifeboats (assuming you have enough) and you contact nearby ships for assistance.
Right?
EV's, Solar Panels and Electric lawn mowers and running your appliances at night only buy us time.
One, the sheer amount of CO2 already in the atmosphere is sinking our "ship". Two, the gash in the hull keeps getting wider every time China, India and developing countries build a new coal fired power plant.
Responsible countries will drastically cut back on their CO2 emissions but it's laughably inadequate.
Our conversation needs to change.
There is no "Stopping Climate Change" or "Cause the waters to recede..."
It's a done deal.
Mitigation is nice, but it's time for preparation. We need a Presidential Commission to start planning a USA that will still function and thrive in a future that looks much different than today.
Ideas? Ok, how about improving the power grid with a multitude of mini-nuclear energy plants like Bill Gates discussed in his recent book (A++ I might add)
We're going to need a lot more power for EV's and air conditioning and such things. Have scientists map out where the productive farmland will be in 50-80 years.
Prepare diplomatically. Canada will be a coveted piece of land in the future, as will the Taiga in EurAsia...
Change how we live. Mega-Cities will be needed. Car-less modern cities, efficient and green, positioned in places that will be OK in the future.
But how to start? Literally half the country refuses to believe the Titanic could sink... she's unsinkable, right??
To quote from the movie. "Oh she's made of iron, sir. I assure you she can and she will sink"
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