Current plans and policies will lead to 2.6 to 3.1 degrees Celsius of global warming this century, with zero chance of limiting the temperature increase to the totemic 1.5C target agreed in Paris in 2015, according to a new report out Thursday.
Current plans and policies will lead to 2.6 to 3.1 degrees Celsius of global warming this century, with zero chance of limiting the temperature increase to the totemic 1.5C target agreed in Paris in 2015, according to a new report out Thursday.
What’s with them moving the goal posts? Remember when the media was all like “scientists say 1° will be catastrophic.” Then they were all like, “we gotta stop before 2°.” Well, we hit 2° and look what’s happened.
Next they’re gonna be all like “we’re gonna fucking die,” and I’m gonna be all like “…” cuz I’ll already be dead and people are already dying and I can’t believe we’ve done nothing. Nothing. Possibly worse than nothing in many cases. At what point are corporations, billionaires, and world leaders going to say “let’s tear down the goalposts, the game is killing everyone.”
I’m sure the answer is “never.” Whoever can leave the planet will, whoever stays will likely die. Whoever survives will be left to suffer indescribable health and ecological issues until either things cool back down enough or terrestrial humans become extinct. Even if leaving the planet isn’t a viable option, those who can afford it will continue burning coal and oil to cool their bunkers until everyone else dies.
Who cares about humans becoming effectively extinct when you can still live in relative comfort and have the most toys?