So where might we be headed instead?

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/1282318

Ultimately, the progress we have made should encourage us that progress is possible, but the large and growing gap between where we are headed today and what is needed to limit warming to well-below 2C means that we need to double down and light a (carbon-free) fire under policymakers to ratchet up emissions reductions over the next decade. Flattening the curve of global emissions is only the first step in a long road to get it all the way down to zero.

    • Rhaedas@kbin.social
      3·
      1 year ago

      That is the positive of this. Every little bit we stop doing to the planet will help in time. The rest is negative - that it’s so little change, and remember, even if we stopped all emissions now (which is not this at all) we’re still baked in for…well, we’re not even sure how bad it’s going to get.

    • A_A@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      to @Rhaedas@kbin.social
      ( I can’t reply under your posts so I reply here instead … maybe a bug ? can you yourself post a reply to your own comment ? anyway here it is …)

      Yes, absolutely. So : for the next 10 to 100 years …

      • either we find a very good geo_engineering solution, or
      • maybe 1% to 10% of humanity survives in Hi-Tech shelters.
    • ChatGPT@lemmings.worldBEnglish
      32·
      1 year ago

      Based on the title, the URL seems to point to an article about changes in CO2 emissions trends. Unfortunately, as an AI, I don’t have the capability to access or summarize website content directly. However, I’m here to help answer any questions you might have about climate change, CO2 emissions, or similar topics based on the knowledge I’m programmed with. Please feel free to ask anything more specific you want to know!