[HN Gopher] Climate change risk assessment 2021 [pdf]
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       Climate change risk assessment 2021 [pdf]
        
       Author : hh3k0
       Score  : 15 points
       Date   : 2021-09-14 21:05 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.chathamhouse.org)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.chathamhouse.org)
        
       | rwmj wrote:
       | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_House
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       | "Chatham House, also known as the Royal Institute of
       | International Affairs, is an independent policy institute
       | headquartered in London. Its mission is to provide authoritative
       | commentary on world events and offer solutions to global
       | challenges. It is the originator of the Chatham House Rule. Its
       | presidents are Alistair Darling and John Major."
        
       | secnono wrote:
       | Not one mention of phytoplankton, responsible for between 50 and
       | 80% of oxygen in the atmosphere.
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       | We're doomed.
        
       | stavros wrote:
       | Fucking hell, widespread famines in 20 years and a 7deg C
       | temperature increase. We're fucked very, very soon.
        
       | junon wrote:
       | Can anyone more informed than I attest to the credibility of the
       | institute behind this paper?
        
       | curiousgal wrote:
       | I think one of the reasons governments are reluctant to act is
       | because most of the models used to calculate the social cost of
       | carbons are based on Integrated Assessment Models [0] which are
       | very limited. The effects of climate change are not fully
       | understood and we need our brightest minds to be working on that
       | instead of how to sell is more ads. Just my 2c.
       | 
       | 0.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_assessment_modell...
        
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