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**Anaedilla** · 02-02-2012, 05:32 PM

Flooding argument? Could be mitigated with a system of levies and dikes. Expensive? Yep, but it is doable.

Flooding and desertification.

And also not talking about the Netherlands but Bangladesh, Horn of Africa, Mediterranian, Archipelagos....

I can't in all honesty say that, if there is a chance that our carbon footprint is changing climate more rapidly than before, we shouldn't do anything about it, while at the same time the majority of the damages are done to people who basically don't have a carbon footprint at all.

Besides, it never hurt anybody to increase energy effeciency. In fact, I know from bitter experience that 20% of the energy costs can be avoided by taking simple no regret moves.

02-02-2012, 05:32 PM	#14
Anaedilla Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 735 Senior Member	Flooding argument? Could be mitigated with a system of levies and dikes. Expensive? Yep, but it is doable. Flooding and desertification. And also not talking about the Netherlands but Bangladesh, Horn of Africa, Mediterranian, Archipelagos.... I can't in all honesty say that, if there is a chance that our carbon footprint is changing climate more rapidly than before, we shouldn't do anything about it, while at the same time the majority of the damages are done to people who basically don't have a carbon footprint at all. Besides, it never hurt anybody to increase energy effeciency. In fact, I know from bitter experience that 20% of the energy costs can be avoided by taking simple no regret moves.
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