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Climate change and plastic
Climate change has been going on for millions of years. The problem of the green meanies is they think they can fix it with electric cars. A large part of cars are plastic.
The batteries cases are probably plastic, wind mill blades are plastic, solar panel housings are plastic. The water bottle or cup you’re drinking from is plastic. Your TV, cell phone and many things in your house are plastic. GUESS WHAT — plastics are petroleum derivatives.
WILLIE NORMAN
Jersey Shore
Submitted by Virtual Newsroom
Related Knowledge Center: Climate economics
Climate change is now a driver of the world’s economy. The impact is profound:
- Catastrophic weather events — hurricanes, floods, droughts, high temperatures — are more frequent and more extreme. The cost can be measured in both the initial damage caused and the longer-term impact on the economy.
- Vulnerable communities are increasing climate-related investments, hardening infrastructure and taking other protective measures.
- Investment in carbon capture and storage technologies is increasingly rapidly.
- Governments are making investments and crafting regulations to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
On top of all of this is the cost of uncertainty. As the Fourth National Climate Assessment, released in 2018 by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, says, “The assumption that current and future climate conditions will resemble the recent past is no longer valid.”