Even if we hit all the reduction goals as they stand now worldwide. We’ll still deplete world oil and gas reservoirs between the century. The damage is done. Humanity made a decision about 120 years ago and we chose wrong. Even if we all died right now and all fossil fuel burning, industrial agriculture and extraction stopped all at once. It would still take the ecosphere a couple of centuries just to course correct, let alone return to the climate patterns of two centuries ago.
Let me tell you the quiet part out loud. Some rich countries individually might be hitting their climate goals. But worldwide overall we are way behind. So buckle up, it will get worse.
We’re not where we need to be in order to limit warming to 2C, but we’re doing a lot better than we were a decade ago, when it looked like 4C by 2100 was likely.
Even if we hit all the reduction goals as they stand now worldwide. We’ll still deplete world oil and gas reservoirs between the century. The damage is done. Humanity made a decision about 120 years ago and we chose wrong. Even if we all died right now and all fossil fuel burning, industrial agriculture and extraction stopped all at once. It would still take the ecosphere a couple of centuries just to course correct, let alone return to the climate patterns of two centuries ago.
Let me tell you the quiet part out loud. Some rich countries individually might be hitting their climate goals. But worldwide overall we are way behind. So buckle up, it will get worse.
We’re not where we need to be in order to limit warming to 2C, but we’re doing a lot better than we were a decade ago, when it looked like 4C by 2100 was likely.