Climate Code Red

[RedEarth]

Climate policy is characterised by the habituation of low expectations and a culture of failure. There is an urgent need to understand global warming and the tipping points for dangerous impacts that we have already crossed as a sustainability emergency, that takes us beyond the politics of failure-inducing compromise. We are now in a race between climate tipping points and political tipping points.

5 keys to a safe-climate future
1. Our goal is a safe-climate future – we have no right to bargain away species or human lives.
2. We are facing rapid warming impacts: the danger is immediate, not just in the future.
3. For a safe climate future, we must take action now to stop emissions and to cool the earth.
4. Plan a large-scale transition to a post-carbon economy and society.
5. Recognise a climate and sustainability emergency, because we need to move at a pace far beyond business and politics as usual.
Read 5 keys to a safe-climate future | PDF version (2 pages)

http://www.climatecodered.net/

[mihalevich]

1. We have a solution

Why did we have cooler temps. in the 1960s and ending around 1976?

[nebenaube]

2. uh

population reduction of 65 million courtesy of WWII and 1200 above ground nuclear detonations?

[mihalevich]

7. Don't tell anyone...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkEys3PeseA

[cloudythescribbler]

3. In addition to those broad principles, we ALSO need to call for GLOBAL NET NEGATIVE GREENHOUSE ...

emissions, and well before the 2030 goal set by Norway (for Norway) for a Carbon-neutral economy.

Obviously, if there is a crisis NOW, then at present levels there is already too much warming, and this will continue until global warming is REVERSED and not just ended.

Otherwise, when methane is released by melting tundra, we could easily get past a point of no return ...

[pscot]

4. While we're at it

why not intitute a global population abatement initiative through a program of mandatory sterilization and birth control.

[hogwyld]

5. Yeah, we sure don't need those developing nations

taking away our rights to pollute and waste.:sarcasm:

[cloudythescribbler]

6. I am not so sanguine about that -- and as a practical matter, it's not happening soon