Thread by @Jumpsteady

This thread shows parts of an interview with climate scientist Will Steffen:

“One of the big risks we face is that there is probably a planetary threshold. Once we push the earth over this, internal feedbacks will take control and take it to a much hotter state.“

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„How much of the carbon budget should we get vs. a Chinese Person? There are debates about how to equitably share the remaining carbon budget. The simplest way is the per-capita one: Every human being has the same right to the atmosphere.“
— Professor Will Steffen

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„If enough people rose up and told their politicians: If you try to open up or support a new fossil fuels project, we are going to vote you out. That would really start turning the tide. So look at the social movements.“ #NoMoreFossilFuels
— Professor Will Steffen

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„There are huge security risks as people migrate in bigger numbers. The security community really gets this. They know the implications of going to a 4° world. Many don’t think it will support anywhere near the number of people, we have today.“
— Prof. Will Steffen

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This interview was produced in June 2018 in Byron, Australia.
Full interview here:


Thanks to @zerobyron25 for organising this remarkable event with Will Steffen.

This interview belongs to his landmark presentation:

https://twitter.com/jumpsteady/status/1163718889139818496?s=21

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