James Hansen and the Three Categories of the Runaway Greenhouse

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14. But the issue is how much beyound the 2 degrees will the world go

The Article at the start of this thread points out massive release of Carbon if present rates of fossil fuel usage continues. While it may while be that we will see the 2 degree Celsius increase, the article was pointing out even worse situation if we continue to burn fossil fuel at the rate we have been,

Please note: I use the term "Rate" in the sense of the INCREASE in usage over time, not the present constant rate of increase. Over time the increase is NOT a mere doubling over time by a squaring of the use. i.e. for example if we increase usage 10 times every 10 years, that does not mean in 20 years we increase use 20 times (10 times 2 decades), but instead 100 times (10 times 10). It is not 10 times every ten years. It is 10 times for the first 10 years, then 10 times THAT number for the next 10 years. This is what peak energy is telling us we can NOT do, we are hitting limits as to production of energy. We probably will hit the 2 degree mark, but not the greater marks mentioned in the article,