World’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target
www.theguardian.com
Exclusive: Planet is headed for at least 2.5C of heating with disastrous results for humanity, poll of hundreds of scientists finds

I’ll note that 2.5°C of warming by 2100 is a significant improvement over the trajectory we were on a decade ago, even if still far from where we need to be

  • sping@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Oh now, let’s not imagine the majority would say no thanks to profligate consumption if they had the means.

    The problem is the system (or lack thereof) that allows it to happen, not so much which individuals win the absurd game.

    And the threshold of consumption where you’re pay of the problem is a lot lower than most people want to face.