Quote Originally Posted by upthemaggies View Post
Yes, as WE
When we talk about climate or environment we're basically talking about everything we know with everything interconnected - Chain reactions resulting from the smallest of interventions with unforeseen consequences. We're literally trying to make a prediction about everything..
It's really not beyond the boundaries of possibility to suggest that we could make things worse by trying to intervene.
I agree with this. People talk about 'saving the environment' without even having the faintest idea of what 'the environment' is. It sounds so easy, but it isn't. As you say, it's not a simple machine or process where you can just alter a few variables and solve everything. It's unimaginably complex and dynamic. It seems to be way beyond our current capabilities to effectively model or understand such a complex system, so how do we go about 'fixing' it?

Besides, if we really are the driving force behind rising temperatures, I'd imagine there's a serious lag between action and outcome. Things will continue to get worse for perhaps decades, even if we changed everything for the better now, whatever that would mean.