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Environment & Energy

truebluegreen

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9. My point was that more than a 1.5C or 2C increase

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Reply #6)

Thu May 21, 2015, 01:57 PM

May 2015

is baked in the cake at this point. My understanding is that to stop it would require more than lowering/reversing our rate of emissions, but also capturing some of the CO2 we have already pumped out. Under the circumstances, time travel seems the most likely solution.

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What would it take to limit climate change to 1.5°C? [View all] OKIsItJustMe May 2015 OP

It's not happening. F4lconF16 May 2015 #1

Origins of 4°C OKIsItJustMe May 2015 #5

Only a Socialistic solution will work rock May 2015 #2

Revolution and international solidarity. F4lconF16 May 2015 #7

I believe you're saying what I'm saying rock May 2015 #8

Going back in time. truebluegreen May 2015 #3

1980 pscot May 2015 #4

Given that we haven’t mastered that sort of time travel yet… OKIsItJustMe May 2015 #6

My point was that more than a 1.5C or 2C increase truebluegreen May 2015 #9

Right. I understand… OKIsItJustMe May 2015 #11

This civilization and the earth we inherited is screwed. hunter May 2015 #10

I think part of the problem is that we think the year 2100 will exist The2ndWheel May 2015 #12

I agree to an extent OKIsItJustMe May 2015 #13