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thenewrepublic OP t1_iu1fpwy wrote

Submission statement:

This article is a review of William MacAskill’s new book “What We Owe the Future.” According to the review, the book rejects the scientific consensus that we have roughly a decade left to initiate the changes needed to preserve a living planet capable of supporting a complex civilization. In fact, even ­MacAskill’s “worst-case” climate scenario—the burning of 300 years’ worth of fossil fuels, resulting in three trillion tons of emitted carbon—is a survivable scenario with a sunny side.

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nothing5901568 t1_iu30eqy wrote

There is no scientific consensus that we have a decade left to "preserve a living planet". This is hysteria. Climate change is bad but the Earth has sustained warmer periods in the past.

Of course we should be thinking about the long term future. Maybe The New Republic should also write an article about how we shouldn't save for retirement because we have bills to pay right now.

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