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Hella mental gymnastics there. Instead of reducing greenhouse gases, apparently, we should be learning to turn every coastal city to Venice.
by mavdi 7y ago
Hella mental gymnastics there. Instead of reducing greenhouse gases, apparently, we should be learning to turn every coastal city to Venice.
- newfangle 7y ago>we should be learning to turn every coastal city to Venice This sounds simpler than reducing greenhouse gasses
- ceejayoz 7y agoNot really, considering Venice itself is being impacted by rising sea levels. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/15/venice-council-flooded-moments-after-rejecting-climate-crisis-plan https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/15/venice-council... > Veneto’s regional council rejected a plan to combat climate change minutes before its offices on the Grand Canal, in Venice, were flooded, it has emerged as the city continues to battle high water levels.
- newfangle 7y agoLocal bureaucracy is simpler to overcome than global bureaucracy which is needed to reduce global greenhouse emissions
- Silhouette 7y agoGiven what's been happening to Venice recently, that might not be such a great idea.