Bread and Circuses on Nostr: A group of climate scientists in Spain has issued a stark warning. Here are some ...
A group of climate scientists in Spain has issued a stark warning. Here are some excerpts...
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To limit average global warming to 1.5°C, the total amount of CO₂ emissions that must not be exceeded is known as the "remaining carbon budget." In January 2023, the budget for a 50% chance of keeping warming to 1.5°C was about 250 gigatons of CO₂. This budget is steadily decreasing at current rates of human-induced emissions (42 gigatons per year) and will be completely used up by 2028.
The combustion of developed fossil fuel reserves — oil and gas fields and coal mines currently in production or under construction — will emit four times more than the remaining carbon budget.
The goal of no more than 1.5°C warming requires a complete halt to exploration for new fossil fuel deposits, a halt to the licensing of new fossil fuel extraction, and the premature closure of a very significant share (75%) of oil, gas, and coal extraction projects currently in production or already developed.
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FULL STATEMENT --
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1037848These scientists are saying we need to stop, or at least slow down drastically.
The graph below illustrates what is needed. That’s what the scientists are asking for. They know what must be done to prevent disastrous climate breakdown.
So, do you think corporations and governments will listen to them and do the right thing?
#Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency
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