From: Hal Finney (hal@finney.org)
Date: Tue Apr 08 2003 - 12:16:07 MDT
Don't we, as Extropians, expect that mankind will have much greater power
to influence the climate in the next several decades than he does today?
Won't we be able to adjust atmospheric levels of greenhouse gasses to
the point necessary to achieve our goals? In fact won't we likely be
able to influence the weather as well as the climate in order to turn
the earth into a garden, if we desire?
The only real question is the political framework by which to balance the
competing and incompatible goals of people all over the world as we make
these modifications. The technical ability seems nearly certain.
Are there any Extropians who support the Kyoto protocols, which would
decrease CO2 levels marginally at considerable cost? Wouldn't it make
more sense to wait until we have decent technology, when we can cheaply
achieve much more meaningful changes?
Hal
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