I call it the creeping chaos. The problems seem more reasonable now, but with time the cost add up and before long it goes from a wicked problem to a catastrophic endemic. I hope you enjoyed the article!
Great article! I think another major impact will be on immigration….as countries become more unlivable, humans will naturally want to immigrate to improve their lives, putting pressure on other countries. I believe I read that even our own DOD has studied climate change induced wars. Which is of course interesting in that our leaders don’t believe in climate change.
You are 100% correct one of the potential solutions of resolving the migration crisis is investing in mitigation of climate change. Another thing is the fact that many of the developing nations are the perfect place for solar and wind farms. Which would help withe their development and raising living standards.
Thank you, Antoine! Great article! The problem with climate change is that the consequences are slow, indirect and insidious; moreover the mechanism is complex, and therefore subject to contention, especially among a population that is not educated in the scientific method, or has been taught skepticism about received science, as a result of ideology, the influence of money, the significant imbalances in consequences ("it will affect THEM, but not so much US"), the interests of the wealthy and powerful, etc. Building a constituency for changing the existing system is probably a multi-generational effort. It is not entirely relevant that we have the technology to mitigate this catastrophe, or even that now we know what the outcomes will be, in outline. There needs to be a generation that is sufficiently educated in Critical Thinking -- to be able to parse the difference between good science and bad, to divorce one's thinking from the influence of invidious actors, to understand the unity of global systems, not only morally but also economically. We must start this effort now, while realizing that it is likely to be a long haul, and that for the sake of our children we can not give up.
I agree with you in every aspect of your comment. I am actually fortunate enough to have a associates degree in science. I studied chemistry and environmental science. Which played a significant role in my understanding the severity of it. Although, i ended up in a business and corporate environment I was bound to become a environmental engineer at one point. I just hope that we are able to bridge the gaps before more significant harm is done. Right now unfortunately the one's that are bearing the lion's share of the burden are poorer global south nations. But we know better and thrre is still some time left.
Great article! The pain is real, every semester my students start businesses to help out a dent into climate change.
Great article! I'm impressed by your ability to put these out almost every day.
I think an interesting aspect to add to this is insurance companies looking forward and adjusting premiums to account for climate change.
I call it the creeping chaos. The problems seem more reasonable now, but with time the cost add up and before long it goes from a wicked problem to a catastrophic endemic. I hope you enjoyed the article!
I did enjoy it! And sorry for not initially seeing you wrote the article. Great work!
That is a great point and something we can add on to future articles. I am grateful to Antowan Batts for this article.
It has been fun working with Decode contributors like yourself.
Great article! I think another major impact will be on immigration….as countries become more unlivable, humans will naturally want to immigrate to improve their lives, putting pressure on other countries. I believe I read that even our own DOD has studied climate change induced wars. Which is of course interesting in that our leaders don’t believe in climate change.
You are 100% correct one of the potential solutions of resolving the migration crisis is investing in mitigation of climate change. Another thing is the fact that many of the developing nations are the perfect place for solar and wind farms. Which would help withe their development and raising living standards.
Thank you, Antoine! Great article! The problem with climate change is that the consequences are slow, indirect and insidious; moreover the mechanism is complex, and therefore subject to contention, especially among a population that is not educated in the scientific method, or has been taught skepticism about received science, as a result of ideology, the influence of money, the significant imbalances in consequences ("it will affect THEM, but not so much US"), the interests of the wealthy and powerful, etc. Building a constituency for changing the existing system is probably a multi-generational effort. It is not entirely relevant that we have the technology to mitigate this catastrophe, or even that now we know what the outcomes will be, in outline. There needs to be a generation that is sufficiently educated in Critical Thinking -- to be able to parse the difference between good science and bad, to divorce one's thinking from the influence of invidious actors, to understand the unity of global systems, not only morally but also economically. We must start this effort now, while realizing that it is likely to be a long haul, and that for the sake of our children we can not give up.
I agree with you in every aspect of your comment. I am actually fortunate enough to have a associates degree in science. I studied chemistry and environmental science. Which played a significant role in my understanding the severity of it. Although, i ended up in a business and corporate environment I was bound to become a environmental engineer at one point. I just hope that we are able to bridge the gaps before more significant harm is done. Right now unfortunately the one's that are bearing the lion's share of the burden are poorer global south nations. But we know better and thrre is still some time left.