Catastrophic estimates of timescale for exceeding 1.5 degrees C temperature thresholds under current emissions policies. See article in post for full details.

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1. Professor Mark Osborn (microbiallife@aus.social)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Jan-2023 16:14:50 JST Professor Mark Osborn

   Catastrophic (and to be frank - hugely depressing)

   This new research in @PNASNews suggests earth will cross the 1.5 degrees C temperature increase threshold in the next decade (within just 10 to 15 years) and is likely to exceed 2 degrees C by around 2060.

   This should be THE lead story on the news today (and onwards) and the lead action point for our governments. It should trigger a massive call for real global action to combat the #climateemergency - sadly though I fear this news will barely register.

   We have to stop believing the siren calls of future technology solutions and #carbonoffsets - the immediate need is a rapid end to the use of #fossilfuels and a massive rollout of #renewableenergy

   https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2207183120

   #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis