I view our chances of appropriately managing climate change the way I do a 65 year old cigarette smoker that’s smoked 2 packs a day for the past 5 decades.
It’s absolutely possible for a 65 year old long-time smoker to change, repair much of the damage, and live many more healthy years. But by far the more likely outcome is that person smoking on their death bed.
I view our chances of appropriately managing climate change the way I do a 65 year old cigarette smoker that’s smoked 2 packs a day for the past 5 decades.
It’s absolutely possible for a 65 year old long-time smoker to change, repair much of the damage, and live many more healthy years. But by far the more likely outcome is that person smoking on their death bed.