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Environment & Energy

Ponietz

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8. "...with the world currently on track for 3C-4C."

Reply to nitpicker (Original post)

Thu Nov 28, 2019, 10:06 AM

Nov 2019

Arbitrary figures. What’s the upper limit? The world is currently on track for a Venus redux.
864 degrees? The only operative question seems to be: how bad does it have to get before civilization crashes and the offending carbon emissions are halted? It should greatly curtail once the petroleum distribution ports are underwater.

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Climate emergency: world 'may have crossed tipping points' [View all] nitpicker Nov 2019 OP

I'm sure that it has Sherman A1 Nov 2019 #1

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Scary. calimary Nov 2019 #3

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All other problems are transitory Martin Eden Nov 2019 #4

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I get so sick of this! Aussie105 Nov 2019 #5

"Humans at grave risk of total extinction' CousinIT Nov 2019 #6

The lizard brain is already occupied Boomer Nov 2019 #7

I've been watching since the 1970s....humans have done next to zero about this issue CousinIT Nov 2019 #9

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"...with the world currently on track for 3C-4C." Ponietz Nov 2019 #8

... GeorgeGist Nov 2019 #10

The time to act was 30 years ago Javaman Nov 2019 #11

You're waaaay off base Boomer Nov 2019 #12

Natural processes can remove about 1 ppm in 1000 years. The_jackalope Nov 2019 #14

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There's an inherent contradiction in this solution Boomer Nov 2019 #20

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well that makes me feel better. Now I know we are completely fucked. thanks for the correction. Javaman Nov 2019 #15

This risk is "an existential threat to civilisation", they say The_jackalope Nov 2019 #13