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Originally Posted by punkworld
Currently, on this point, scientists disagree on the extent of human influence of the climate. In fact, they even disagree on what is happening with the climate. There are a lot of compelling scientific studies on the matter, which unfortunately contradict eachother. Right now, the balance is slowly shifting towards the theory that human activity is indeed influencing the climate, but how strongly is still a point of debate.
Doing something about it might sound like a good idea, but the truth is that the economic damage of acting too quickly could prove to be as devastating as a shift in climate would be. Changes need to be made, yes, but they will need to be implemented gradually.
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i think the transition could have a minimal impact on industry if the government was willing to get behind it in a big way. just for example (even though i am not a big supporter of corporate tax cuts and subsidies), they could use tax cuts and subsidies to help ease the economic repercussions of this.
even some simple steps like bio diesel being used for large transport operations like international shipping, and nationwide trucking could hlep signifigantly.
what i am starting to worry is that it is already to late. the amounts of heavy metals in our oceans are going to start killing off marine life on a large scale very soon.
and obviously if our oceans die, so do we.
it's a tenous thing, but i think with the right governmental support, we could move relatively quickly on this and only do minor disruption to the economic structure.