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Climate Change, Scale, And Devaluation: The Challenge Of Our Built Environment, Nathan F. Sayre
Climate Change, Scale, And Devaluation: The Challenge Of Our Built Environment, Nathan F. Sayre
Washington and Lee Journal of Energy, Climate, and the Environment
Climate debate and policy proposals in the United States have yet to grasp the gravity and magnitude of the challenges posed by global warming. This paper develops three arguments to redress this situation. First, the spatial and temporal scale of the processes linking greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to climate change is unprecedented in human experience, challenging our abilities to comprehend, let alone act. An adequate understanding of the scale of global warming leads to an unequivocal starting point for all discussions: we must leave as much fossil fuel in the ground as possible, for as long as possible. Second, a …