Do you believe net zero is achievable?

[Ihavenojob]

As title. No waffle.

 

[blup]

No, so why bother?

Blup

 

[Deleted member 221031]

No absolutely not

 

[IT Minion]

No, so why bother?

Blup

Let's pretend you were going to get stung by bees. A bee suit will protect you from most of the stings but not all of them. Wouldn't you still want a bee suit?

 

[Murdochcat]

Why does nobody discuss the ever growing world population?

Surely that’s the key behind reducing consumption of everything

 

[Deleted member 267285]

Why does nobody discuss the ever growing world population?

Surely that’s the key behind reducing consumption of everything

Probably doesn’t get as heated and thread locked. Feel free to start a thread though.

 

[IT Minion]

Why does nobody discuss the ever growing world population?

Surely that’s the key behind reducing consumption of everything

You're right, no one ever discusses it. Except for every time a net zero thread comes up. It's always discussed.

Population is a factor but it is less significant than you'd think. If you can get 10 million to next zero then you can get 10 billion to net zero.

 

[Murdochcat]

Probably doesn’t get as heated and thread locked. Feel free to start a thread though.

I wasn’t really thinking about on here, it’s in general across all the media and political parties.

the world population in 1920 was about 2 billion, by 2020 it was about 8 billion, so 4 times as many people

this growth has to have an affect

 

[Deleted member 267285]

this growth has to have an affect

I agree.

 

[Dork Lard]

Net zero can only be achieved when there is net zero population.

Does that not worry you?

 

[blup]

Let's pretend you were going to get stung by bees. A bee suit will protect you from most of the stings but not all of them. Wouldn't you still want a bee suit?

I was being ironic, but the implication was that if the target can't be reached, it's not worth pursuing any form of climate change mitigation. I suspect it is too late to avoid major weather impacts that will displace millions of people. Asylum figures will seem like a drop in the ocean.

Blup

 

[Deleted member 294929]

It's not achievable but there is no harm trying.

 

[Brigadier]

Of course it's achievable, given a realistic time frame.

 

[Ihavenojob]

It's not achievable but there is no harm trying.

But it is causing harm.

 

[Brigadier]

If you can get 10 million to next zero then you can get 10 billion to net zero

To sub-zero too, if enough starve, or die of thirst.