So, I may be a "doomsayer" (I consider myself a realist), but I'm always trying to see if there's a solution to getting us out of the mess we're in. Perhaps I would describe myself as an optimistic pessimist. Anyhow, based on my recent research, here are some of the solutions I think we (humanity) should pursue collectively...

1. Plug up the #MethaneLeaks! Seriously! That's a big part of the problem!

2. Make the price of #meat expensive! I remember when having meat was considered a special occasion -- not a daily occurrence.

3. Make things out of #RomanConcrete. Now that we've cracked the recipe, there's no excuse not to use it! Especially with rising sea levels (Roman concrete holds up better when exposed to water).

4. Manufacture stuff that lasts! No more #PlannedObsolescence or items that can't be repaired by a skilled user or a local repair shop!

5. Grow food locally! Turn empty #office spaces into #IndoorUrbanFarms (and #housing).

6. Utilize new (and ancient) technologies to the max! #SolarPrisms, reflective white paint, building new structures with #skywells, #geothermal and other ways to cool/heat spaces without using #FossilFuels!

That's just a few off the top of my head. I think a lot of the solutions are right in front of us -- but #greed and #Oligarchy are keeping them from being implemented!

#ClimateChange #ClimateChangeSolutions

@FullOnElectric Thank you for mentioning that! I think that the concrete solution is probably the best. Though I wonder if the other contaminants that are left after "treatment" will affect the quality of the concrete? They should incorporate volcanic material into the mix and create "#RomanConcrete".

"Plaster isn’t the only age-old material that scientists have reconstructed. Masic and his colleagues found that ancient #RomanConcrete has the ability to 'self-heal.' More than two millennia ago, builders in the empire may have added quicklime to a rocky aggregate, creating microscopic structures within the material that help fill in pores and cracks when it’s hit by seawater."
#Archeology #Archaeology #AncientHistory #Buildings #Concrete

#Science #CivilEngineering #RomanConcrete #Durability #Environment https://news.mit.edu/2023/roman-concrete-durability-lime-casts-0106

Finally the mistery is solved.
Hot mixing: Mechanistic insights into the durability of ancient Roman concrete. #romanconcrete #archaeology https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.add1602#.Y7vVzXDT280.twitter

Riddle solved: The key to designing concrete that lasts for millennia https://innovationtoronto.com/2023/01/riddle-solved-the-key-to-designing-concrete-that-lasts-for-millennia/

#concrete
#Romanconcrete