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Environment & Energy

NickB79

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2. And that's despite a massive increase in renewables in our energy mix and a slow global economy

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Mar 10, 2016, 11:04 PM

Mar 2016

My hunch is that we've passed the point of no return, and positive feedback loops like the "methane clathrate gun" have already begun firing. If true, it's now impossible to limit warming to 2C or less this century.

Either that, or we're seriously underestimating our carbon emissions to a staggering degree.

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Record leap in carbon dioxide seen in 2015 [View all] Eugene Mar 2016 OP

That's not good. But, nothing is going to be done about it. BillZBubb Mar 2016 #1

And that's despite a massive increase in renewables in our energy mix and a slow global economy NickB79 Mar 2016 #2