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IPCC report says only swift and drastic action can avert irrevocable damage to world

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[–] Pipoca@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

We're on the cusp of being able to ship huge amounts of materiel to Mars to support a small colony.

We're not really on the cusp of being able to run a fully self-supporting colony. We're pretty far from being on the cusp of being able to do the same en-mass on earth.