We've discussed this a lot in-house, and the main conclusion is that if we go that far it's game over anyway. Bronson Griscom made that point in Episode 54 of Bionic Planet (Give us Ecotopia or Give us Death).
That's one reason I abandoned my hard line on the issue of additionally in Improved Forest Management: all forests are going to need more maintenance in the coming years. We now live on a managed planet.
This goes to the points you and Allie Goldstein made in Asheville (and which I featured in Episode 66): we can't adapt our way out of this.
To me, this is an argument for pulling out the stops to end deforestation and ramp up management of forests now -- while also driving down industrial emissions.
I actually see these net zero commitments as something of a distraction if they only focus on 2050 targets. We need to be emphasizing net zero eventually but carbon neutral now.
We've discussed this a lot in-house, and the main conclusion is that if we go that far it's game over anyway. Bronson Griscom made that point in Episode 54 of Bionic Planet (Give us Ecotopia or Give us Death).
That's one reason I abandoned my hard line on the issue of additionally in Improved Forest Management: all forests are going to need more maintenance in the coming years. We now live on a managed planet.
This goes to the points you and Allie Goldstein made in Asheville (and which I featured in Episode 66): we can't adapt our way out of this.
To me, this is an argument for pulling out the stops to end deforestation and ramp up management of forests now -- while also driving down industrial emissions.
I actually see these net zero commitments as something of a distraction if they only focus on 2050 targets. We need to be emphasizing net zero eventually but carbon neutral now.