Lying in the service of what you think is right is still lying. @ClimateOfGavin said nothing of the sort, and you should be ashamed for putting words in his mouth.
We can control the level of warming that occurs. While 1.5C is quite challenging, <2C is increasingly achievable.
We can control the level of warming that occurs. While 1.5C is quite challenging, <2C is increasingly achievable.
https://twitter.com/ClimateBen/status/1369770872278552577
Current policies adopted by countries put us on track for around 3ºC of warming by the end of the century, compared to the late 1800s. Including pledges and targets – such as those included in the Paris Agreement – brings this down to around 2.5ºC. 
Countries representing around half of global emissions – including China – have pledged to reach net-zero by 2050 or 2060. If these longer term commitments are achieved, it would bring end-of-century warming down close to 2ºC.
Some caution is warranted here; long-term pledges should be discounted until reflected in short-term policy commitments. And warming could well be notably higher – or lower – than these best estimates given uncertainties in both climate sensitivity an carbon cycle feedbacks.
But it is much easier to see a viable pathway toward global emissions reductions that limit warming to well-below 2C today than even a few years ago.
Inaccurate statements that catastrophic warming is inevitable regardless of mitigation are both disempowering and wrong.
Inaccurate statements that catastrophic warming is inevitable regardless of mitigation are both disempowering and wrong.
Thank you @ClimateBen for deleting the initial tweet. I respect your passion and concern about climate, even if we may disagree on a lot of issues. We just need to be really careful not to misrepresent the views of others.
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