We Are The Boat

Reality mongering: Comparing COVID19 with Climate Change: COVID   19 Climate Change Percent of population that will die if unstopped 2.3% of those diagnosed with disease 100% of humans will die on an uninhabitable earth Temporary or Permanent? The 1918 Spanish flu epidemic lasted two years. Likewise, the COVID 19 virus will likely eventually starve and immunity will become more prevalent, thus making this a relatively temporary tragedy --relative to climate change. 150 years is how long CO2 remains a greenhouse gas, thus creating a cumulative effect, and a carbon budget which is now eight years from depletion . However , imminent tipping points and positive feedback cycles will put this problem out of our control for an indefinite time period. Those tipping points are upon us right now. In either case, humanity will not survive, and will be gone permanently if we do not act now. Discussing solutions

COVID-19 could possibly kill between 1% and 5% of those diagnosed if unstopped, but climate change will certainly kill 100% of humanity if unstopped. Why then did all federal parties pass an emergency motion on March 13 , which says, among other things, that C-4, the bill to implement the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement on trade (CUSMA), or NAFTA 2.0, was deemed to be passed at third reading -- when that agreement doesn’t even mention the climate crisis -- a crisis which literally threatens our continued existence? Sources: News of motion passed: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/parliament-suspended-1.5496469 New NAFTA is Failing on the Climate Emergency: https://behindthenumbers.ca/2020/02/19/whats-next-for-the-new-nafta-and-what-if-anything-can-canadians-do-about-it-now/

THEY BOTH HAVE AN “ INCUBATION” PERIOD OF UNSEEN DANGER:   Comparing COVID-19 with Climate Change  Cause “INCUBATION” PERIOD OF UNSEEN DANGER Initial effect Eventual effect(s) if unstopped Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Time from exposure to onset of symptoms is generally between 2 and 14 days, with an average of 5 days Coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19 ) What is Certain and Possible: The “deaths per number of diagnosed cases” is between 1% and 5% but varies by age, etc. The 1918 flu epidemic is a possible example of what could happen. Excess emissions of greenhouse gases into our atmosphere CO2 remains a greenhouse gas for 150 years. The cumulative effect: Our carbon budget is now a mere 8-10 years from being depleted. At some point (which may already be upon us), tipping points put this problem out of our control. Act now. Climate change: