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mc32yesterday at 7:44 PM1 replyview on HN

Many people don’t realize the IPCC walked back (refined as they put it) some of its most dire scenarios… others may choose to ignore the walkback. Akin to the rocket and feather phenomenon that affects pricing.


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altcognitoyesterday at 8:14 PM

It was based on co2 emissions doubling by 2050.

Though energy output has doubled, as a share coal has dropped in China and the US.

Wouldn’t you expect estimates based on difficult to predict human behavior to change based on new data?

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