Reduce emissions, build resilience, repair ecosystems, remove greenhouse gases: these are the four Rs that can save us, says David King, chair of the global Climate Crisis Advisory Group
I’m not really worried about humanity’s survival in general, we’re a resilient bunch, we’ve successfully carved out niches for ourselves in damn-near every corner of the planet, as long as the earth is even remotely habitable I’m pretty confident that humans will be around.
The things I’m worried about are
The survival of many other species that aren’t as adaptable as us
The quality of life for us and anything else that survives with us
The survival of vulnerable populations of humans. While humanity as an entire species will survive in one way or another, the same can’t necessarily be said about individuals or particular groups of humanity. I’d rather not see entire families, towns, countries, cultures, races, etc. get wiped out.
I’m not really worried about humanity’s survival in general, we’re a resilient bunch, we’ve successfully carved out niches for ourselves in damn-near every corner of the planet, as long as the earth is even remotely habitable I’m pretty confident that humans will be around.
The things I’m worried about are
The survival of many other species that aren’t as adaptable as us
The quality of life for us and anything else that survives with us
The survival of vulnerable populations of humans. While humanity as an entire species will survive in one way or another, the same can’t necessarily be said about individuals or particular groups of humanity. I’d rather not see entire families, towns, countries, cultures, races, etc. get wiped out.