Okay, so you pass the global laws which enforces emission limits. The corporations comply. Very soon, most of humanity’s physical activities stop, including not just amenities but basic human life support. People start rioting and dying en masse. Earth population plummets to less 10% of the current population, possibly a lot lower. The Earth ecosystem, while severely damaged by the collapse, recovers, in the very long run.
But wait, this would have happened anyway, albeit slower.
Can we soften the blow, by cushioning the fall? Only in theory. In practice, the global system is out of control. We have about zero degrees of freedom collectively.
Okay, so you pass the global laws which enforces emission limits. The corporations comply. Very soon, most of humanity’s physical activities stop, including not just amenities but basic human life support. People start rioting and dying en masse. Earth population plummets to less 10% of the current population, possibly a lot lower. The Earth ecosystem, while severely damaged by the collapse, recovers, in the very long run.
But wait, this would have happened anyway, albeit slower.
Can we soften the blow, by cushioning the fall? Only in theory. In practice, the global system is out of control. We have about zero degrees of freedom collectively.