Cartoon showing a bicycle on the edge of a cliff. A giant iron ball filled with factories, smoke stacks and pipelines is attached to the bicycle by a large chain and hangs over the cliff. The person on the bike is desperately pedaling to avoid being dragged over the cliff. A sing pointing away from the cliff reads 'climate goals'
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[–] 2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

There's even research from the beginning of the industrialization afaik if we were to go on it would have dire consequences

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    I, too, remember this. All the way back in the 1890s someone had calculated CO2 emissions and global warming. Also, the oil industry did in the 1950s, but kept the data for themselves. In both cases, they were right about the CO2 count at the end of the century, about 20 years ago. We've blown right past that number since.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    Good question. I found an article that seemed solid enough a few years back and I wish I could cite it and did search a bit now. Of course I found a lot of general history on air pollution but not thst specific research I am talking about. 😕

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