What newspapers still won't scream about is when Earth system feedbacks like thawing permafrost are taken into account, emissions must be slashed to zero in the 2020s for any hope of a reasonable chance of staying below potentially totally catastrophic levels of global warming.
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Carbon 'budgets' for horrific 1.5-1.9°C of global warming are either tiny or non-existent according to climate scientists (nature.com/articles/s4324…) rven without the latest science on Arctic feedback loops being taken into account.
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eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2…
Carbon 'budgets' for horrific 1.5-1.9°C of global warming are either tiny or non-existent according to climate scientists (nature.com/articles/s4324…) rven without the latest science on Arctic feedback loops being taken into account.
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eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2…
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'The tropics could become uninhabitable if we don’t limit global warming to less than 1.5°C.'
Above this, the equatorial region, which is home to around 43% of the world’s population, could see air temperatures increase beyond what humans can stand.
newscientist.com/article/227035…
'The tropics could become uninhabitable if we don’t limit global warming to less than 1.5°C.'
Above this, the equatorial region, which is home to around 43% of the world’s population, could see air temperatures increase beyond what humans can stand.
newscientist.com/article/227035…
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“Growing understanding of the Earth system suggests that peak heating beyond 1.5°C may be an existential threat to the biosphere and therefore also humanity". (preprint paper currently under review with the journal Environmental Research Letters) vice.com/en/article/qj8…
“Growing understanding of the Earth system suggests that peak heating beyond 1.5°C may be an existential threat to the biosphere and therefore also humanity". (preprint paper currently under review with the journal Environmental Research Letters) vice.com/en/article/qj8…
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'where Antarctica is very sensitive to climate change, we found there is a 5% chance of the land ice contribution to sea level rise exceeding 56 cm in 2100, even if we limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius'.
Calamity for the world's major cities?buffalo.edu/ubnow/stories/…
'where Antarctica is very sensitive to climate change, we found there is a 5% chance of the land ice contribution to sea level rise exceeding 56 cm in 2100, even if we limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius'.
Calamity for the world's major cities?buffalo.edu/ubnow/stories/…
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From 2°C onwards the IPCC considers agriculture to be moving towards 'very high risk'.
The UN's FAO has just published a report saying global food security is already at risk from climate & ecological disasters.
Thread on 1.5-2°C threatening crops:
From 2°C onwards the IPCC considers agriculture to be moving towards 'very high risk'.
The UN's FAO has just published a report saying global food security is already at risk from climate & ecological disasters.
Thread on 1.5-2°C threatening crops:
https://twitter.com/ClimateBen/status/1280238169594695686?s=20
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'Rapid international action is needed to limit global warming to 1.5˚C, which would allow more time for adaptation to rising sea levels.. We've witnessed a step-change that is unlikely to be reversible in the near future..'
phys.org/news/2020-09-g…
'Rapid international action is needed to limit global warming to 1.5˚C, which would allow more time for adaptation to rising sea levels.. We've witnessed a step-change that is unlikely to be reversible in the near future..'
phys.org/news/2020-09-g…
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'climate change is not worsening in a simple, linear fashion, but rather by compounding and accelerating: “1.5 degrees.. risks setting up feedbacks that could fall like dangerous dominos, fundamentally destabilizing the planet.”
Thread:
'climate change is not worsening in a simple, linear fashion, but rather by compounding and accelerating: “1.5 degrees.. risks setting up feedbacks that could fall like dangerous dominos, fundamentally destabilizing the planet.”
Thread:
https://twitter.com/ClimateBen/status/1336613603840036866?s=20
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Scientists readily concede that we can't know what kind of global average temperature we'll hit due to uncertainties and unknowables. We need zero emissions asap - ie the 2020s - hoping that aerosols don't add huge warming when we stop burning coal...
Scientists readily concede that we can't know what kind of global average temperature we'll hit due to uncertainties and unknowables. We need zero emissions asap - ie the 2020s - hoping that aerosols don't add huge warming when we stop burning coal...
https://twitter.com/ClimateBen/status/1373591133155164160?s=20
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Now add deforestation, plastic pollution, pesticides, and a range of other ecological crises..
For decent survival everything must change.
Now add deforestation, plastic pollution, pesticides, and a range of other ecological crises..
For decent survival everything must change.
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The Guardian headline reads “Humanity has wiped out 60% of animal populations”, while the BBC runs with “Mass wildlife loss caused by human consumption”.
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There is one word, however, that fails to make a single appearance: capitalism. theconversation.com/capitalism-is-…
The Guardian headline reads “Humanity has wiped out 60% of animal populations”, while the BBC runs with “Mass wildlife loss caused by human consumption”.
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There is one word, however, that fails to make a single appearance: capitalism. theconversation.com/capitalism-is-…
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