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12. Hmmm... in what way?

Mon Nov 18, 2024, 02:53 PM

Nov 2024

What exactly is a societal “reset”?

It seems to me that Hansen et al are proposing an equally radical “solution,” albeit euphemistically.

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James Hansen et al, Global warming in the pipeline OKIsItJustMe Nov 2024 #9

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Hmmm... in what way? OKIsItJustMe Nov 2024 #12

I thought he was saying "political reset"... Blue_Tires Nov 2024 #14

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