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climate change

Warming and what would actually move it: emissions, carbon, and the difference between a gesture and a lever.

What people on korrents have said about climate change, newest first — 8 positions from 6 people.

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Who Everyone DMDavid MacKay 3 DHDavid Heinemeier Hansson 1 EMElon Musk 1 MCMark Carney 1 PSPeter Steinberger 1 TCTyler Cowen 1
When All time Past 1 yearPast 3 yearsPast 5 years
  1. TC

    Tyler Cowen quoted

    Our readingAI-related cybersecurity damage over the next year or two will fall well short of the harm caused by Covid or global warming

    Their wordsWhen it comes to the cybersecurity risks from advanced AI, very likely they will not come close to being as bad as either Covid or global warming.

    ↗The Hugging Face hackmarginalrevolution.com

    cybersecurity

    Interesting
  2. 2 days earlier
  3. EM

    Elon Musk quoted

    Our readingSustainable energy alone will not save humanity from extinction events; temperature-controlling satellites and large-scale geo-engineering will be needed.

    Their wordsExtremely severe extinction events happen every 100M years or so and just switching to sustainable energy will not be enough to stop them. Space satellites to control temperature and massive geo-engineering will be needed or it will be game over.

    ↗@elonmusk on Xx.com

    energy

    Interesting
  4. 3 months earlier
  5. MC

    Mark Carney quoted

    Our readingCanada should build a pipeline carrying at least a million barrels a day of low-emission Alberta oil to Asia, paired with large-scale carbon capture.

    Their wordsWe are advancing a potential pipeline that would carry at least one million barrels of low-emission Alberta oil per day to Asian markets, while creating a new industry of large-scale carbon capture and storage.

    ↗Prime Minister Carney delivers remarks at the Economic Club of New York, 28 May 2026pm.gc.ca

    Interesting
  6. 3 months earlier
  7. PS

    Peter Steinberger quoted

    Our readingThe water-use objection to AI does not survive arithmetic: skipping one burger a month covers a person's token footprint, and golf uses more water than every data centre together.

    Their wordsBut then you actually sit down and do the maths, and then for most people if you just skip one burger per month, that compensates the, the CO2 output, or, like, the water use in equivalent of tokens.

    ↗OpenClaw: The Viral AI Agent that Broke the Internet - Peter Steinberger | Lex Fridman Podcast #491youtube.com 25th of 30 in this recording

    data centers

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  8. 7 months earlier
  9. DH

    David Heinemeier Hansson quoted

    Our readingThe planet is probably getting too hot and CO2 has something to do with it, but whether it can be fixed in time is unknown, and pre-emptive despair helps no one.

    Their wordsI happen to believe that it's probably correct that the planet is getting too hot and that CO2 has something to do with it. Whether we have the right measures to fix it in time, if that's even possible or not, is completely up in the air and we don't know.

    ↗DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Ruby on Rails, Productivity & Parenting | Lex Fridman Podcast #474youtube.com 43rd of 36 in this recording

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  10. 17 years earlier
  11. DM

    David MacKay quoted

    Our readingClimate change is at its core an energy problem, since burning fossil fuels for energy is the main driver of emissions.

    Their wordsSo to fix climate change, we need to sort out a new way of getting energy. The climate problem is mostly an energy problem.

    ↗Sustainable Energy — without the hot airinference.org.uk 2nd of 27 in this piece

    energy

    Interesting
  13. DM

    David MacKay quoted

    Our readingReducing emissions from oil and gas matters less than coal, because supplies of both are expected to decline over the next 50 years anyway.

    Their wordsTrying to reduce emissions from oil and gas is of secondary importance because supplies of both oil and gas are expected to decline over the next 50 years.

    ↗Sustainable Energy — without the hot airinference.org.uk 21st of 27 in this piece

    energy

    Interesting
  15. DM

    David MacKay quoted

    Our readingUsing tree planting to reverse climate change is not workable because it would require country-sized land areas.

    Their wordsIf anyone proposes using trees to undo climate change, they need to realise that country-sized facilities are required. I don’t see how it could ever work.

    ↗Sustainable Energy — without the hot airinference.org.uk 25th of 27 in this piece

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