How it all ends- Summary

How it all ends


-YOU CAN NEEVER BE 100% CERTAIN SO EVERY CHOICE CARRIES A RISC

Global Warming
Action-Harm to the economy
Inaction-Destruction to the upheaval

(which risk is more acceptable??, which has less risk?)



If we take no action and global warming is true we have Global Disasters
-Environmental
-Political
-Social
-Public
-Health
-Economic


-Science is never certain, always disagreements, it is never finished.
-It is not about weather humans cause or do not cause global warming it's about what to do if it comes.
-Allows you to make a decision using uncertain knowledge by changing the question from "Are humans affecting the climate" to the real question " What is the wisest thing to do given the uncertainties and the risks".
-We need to get a sense of how likely each is?
-How do you ever know when science is right?
-Scientist vs. Big Corporation
-2 most well known companies for scientific research:
American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science
National Academy of Science