| Action | A. If climate change is real and is caused by human activity and can only be reversed or halted by drastically reducing CO2 emissions | B. If climate change is real and is caused by human activity but can be reversed or halted by a variety of less drastic methods | C. If climate change is real but is NOT caused by human activity | D. If the climate is not changing |
| 1. Do nothing | Global disaster | Global disaster | (Eventual but inevitable) global disaster | No change |
| 2. Use a variety of less drastic methods to reduce our environmental impact | Global disaster (perhaps delayed slightly) | (Hopefully) disaster averted, or reduced Pollution reduced | (Eventual but inevitable) global disaster Pollution reduced | Pollution reduced |
| 3. Drastically reduce CO2 emissions (+ other methods) | (Hopefully) disaster averted, or reduced Possible economic hardship. | Pollution reduced Some unnecessary spending | (Eventual but inevitable) global disaster Pollution reduced Some unnecessary spending | Pollution reduced Some unnecessary spending Some unnecessary fear |
See also my responses to Bruce's comments >
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