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Jul 8, 2021 5 tweets 3 min read Read on X
The difference between 1.5°C, 2°C or 3-4°C average global warming can sound marginal.

In fact, they represent vastly different scenarios for the future of humanity.

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The frequency of disasters 🌪️
the survival of plants and animals 🌱🐒
the spread of diseases 😷
the stability of our global climate system 🌍

and - ultimately - the possibility for humanity to survive on this planet hinge on these few degrees.

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Today, we still have the chance to meet the 1.5°C goal mentioned in the #ParisAgreement.

We can still protect ourselves from the worst climate impacts and begin to shape a healthier future. But we are rapidly approaching irreversible climate tipping points.

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This is why the climate conference #COP26 in November is so important for the global fight against climate change:

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Countries must conclude outstanding items regarding the implementation of the Paris Agreement and lay the ground for a transformational decade of climate action in the 2020’s. #ItsPossible

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Sep 5, 2019
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“The science is absolutely clear: #ClimateChange is an existential crisis—one that is no longer a distant threat but a clear and present danger.”

@PEspinosaC at #EUNorwayCCS
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"#HurricaneDorian, reported to be one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record, is stalled out and barely moving as it pummels the #Bahamas. It has flooded neighborhoods, destroyed homes and left several people dead."

@PEspinosaC at #EUNorwayCCS
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"#ClimateChange is moving indeed faster than we are. The #ParisAgreement states we must limit global temperature rise to 1.5 °C. But current national #ClimateAction plans get us nowhere close. Instead, we’re on pace for a 3 °C rise or more.”

@PEspinosaC at #EUNorwayCCS
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May 14, 2019
The #Earth has already warmed by more than 1 °C due to #ClimateChange. Looking at our common home from space, we can witness the impacts in real-time. Thread. 1/10 🌎
We see that #wildfires are becoming more frequent and intense, like here in California. 2/10
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Or here in Sweden (in 2018). 3/10
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