Thread by @ClimateBen

Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are set to reach a level unseen in 50 million years by 2049.

Are you really going to betray #FridaysForFuture by voting for more liberal capitalism?

What planet are you on?

It will take 'a gargantuan effort' to 'preserve a planet similar to that on which civilization developed and to which life on Earth is adapted…'

Emissions are increasing again.

This planet is changing in a radical way. We will have to adapt accordingly.e360.yale.edu/features/how-t…

'We are pumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere so fast that it could soar to its highest level for at least 50 million years by the middle of this century.

And that’s even worse news than it sounds, because the sun is hotter now than it was then.' newscientist.com/article/212677…

'If carbon emissions continue on their current trajectory, new findings show that by mid-century, the atmosphere could reach a state unseen in 50 million years. Back then, temperatures were up to 10°C warmer'

5-7°C kills us.

Emissions are worse than ever.climatecentral.org/news/climate-c…