Did you know?
1. “Temperature increases beyond 1C may elicit rapid, unpredictable and non-linear responses that could lead to extensive ecosystem damage.”
2. '2C would be enough to threaten life as we know it.'
3. We're set to go over 2C of global warming by the 2040s
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1. “Temperature increases beyond 1C may elicit rapid, unpredictable and non-linear responses that could lead to extensive ecosystem damage.”
2. '2C would be enough to threaten life as we know it.'
3. We're set to go over 2C of global warming by the 2040s
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The quotes come from this 2017 article.
“The consequences of failing to keep the temperature below 1.5C will be to wilfully condemn hundreds of millions of the poorest citizens of Earth to certain deaths from the severe impacts of climate change.”
amp.theguardian.com/environment/20…
“The consequences of failing to keep the temperature below 1.5C will be to wilfully condemn hundreds of millions of the poorest citizens of Earth to certain deaths from the severe impacts of climate change.”
amp.theguardian.com/environment/20…
From 2016: "I think it is fair to say that there is literally no chance of making the 1.5C target".
'Earth is on track to sail past the two degree Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) threshold for dangerous global warming by 2050'.
phys.org/news/2016-09-g…
'Earth is on track to sail past the two degree Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) threshold for dangerous global warming by 2050'.
phys.org/news/2016-09-g…
The abrupt collapse of major ecosystems like corals and forests therefore looks set to occur in the 2020s, 2030s, and 2040s.carbonbrief.org/deep-emissions…
