A Modest Proposal to Save the Planet
A popular argument for supporting climate change legislation is that the risk of doing nothing is too high. According to Greg Craven, a high school science teacher who produced the wildly popular “The Most Terrifying Video You’ll Ever See,” the global climate is a non-linear system “capable of sudden, unexpected lurches set off by seemingly small bumps.”
So Craven asks: What’s the worst that can happen if we don’t do something about global warming right away? Answer: A worldwide economic, political, social, environmental, and health catastrophe.
OK, I’ll bite. I agree the risk of doing nothing is greater than the risk of acting unnecessarily.
Now, in the same spirit of open mindedness, I’d like to ask climate change activists to consider an alternative solution.