SotA-R-5: Modeling Carbon Emissions in Stage 1 of the Anthropocene β a First Attempt
(This is part 5 of the βStages of the Anthropocene, Revisitedβ Series (SotA-R).) Important Note (March 3, 2022) Due to a fundamental flaw in models 1, 2, and 3 in this series, the predictions for average global warming in this article are unreliable. Update (May 21, 2022) Model 4 fixes this problem and predicts +3.7Β°C. The aim of this series is a better prediction of the long-term prospects for human civilization (in the context of climate change) than the rather sketchy predictions made in Stages of the Anthropocene three years ago. The previous episodes in this series discussed some relavant...
The Ethics of Climate Insurgency
(This is part 5 in the No Time for Utopia series.) Letβs say that you want to avoid the Mad-Maxian hell of societal collapse that climate change is making increasing likely, then how can and should you try to do that? Youβd have an incredibly powerful and well-connected enemy, and just asking them to give up their short-term profits in order to save the planet isnβt likely to have any effect β at least, it hasnβt had any effect thus far. Then what? Very many different answers can be given to that last question, but I want to focus here...