Actual Carbon Emissions vs. IPCC Scenarios - how far away is safety?

[AverageJoe90]

21. On the contrary.

This is the kind of thing that will save our bacon in the end: Getting people to realize that a major problem exists while not overdosing on the doom-and-gloom(while, at the same time. not discounting the possibility that the worst case scenarios could indeed happen) really is one of the best solutions out there.

Hey, if you want me to admit one thing, I'll be glad to: the excess optimism of 20-30 years ago didn't work all that well. But neither will the levels of pessimism emanating from the mouths of people like McPherson & Light and those like them, no matter how noble their intentions may be.

It's a good part of the reason why I stick to sources like SkepticalScience, and Pete Sinclair, our very own GreenMan: They lay out the truth of the matter without excessive amounts of doom-and-gloom or rose-colored optimism. We need more people like them; most people who read the E & E forums would probably agree with me at least on that.