Obviously, humans are not going to do anything, there's no imminent threat, so no need to bother - I thought I made that clear. The Earth will heat up and future generations will be impacted. Some of that will be natural, and some will have been impacted by the actions of current and past generations (mostly the last 100-150 years).
We don't need to restrict population. We can comfortably feed everyone and there is more than enough room on the planet for the current population and many more billions. We don't obviously
do that, but that's not the point, we could if we (collectively) wanted.
No idea how climate change has anything to do with the NFL or NBA!
Weirdly, the covid lockdown climate change experiment had some interesting results
- Major cities saw air pollution drop 20–60%, especially NO₂ and PM2.5 (fine particulate matter).
- Delhi, Beijing, Los Angeles, and Milan recorded their cleanest air in decades.
- Global CO₂ emissions fell by ~7% in 2020, the largest annual drop on record (source: Global Carbon Project).
- Wild animals were spotted more frequently in cities: Coyotes in San Francisco, Deer in Japan and London suburbs, Dolphins near ports with less ship traffic
- Noise pollution dropped significantly in urban and rural areas.
- Birds changed their singing behavior—some sang more softly, others were heard in new places.
- Ocean sound levels dropped due to reduced ship traffic, likely benefiting marine mammals like whales and dolphins.
- Breeding patterns improved in some areas due to quieter environments (e.g., sea turtles nesting on less crowded beaches).
That showed that the Earth will comfortably survive, I suppose. It also showed that you can have a large impact in a short period of time, although the planet will still heat up, so why bother.
