The IPCC has come out with another report saying if we don't drastically cut emissions now, we're seeing existential climate change. For those who don't follow the IPCC, it tends to skew on the more conservative/optimistic side. So their recent reports blowing the doomsday whistle should shock everyone.
Something to remember when people talk about the need to slowly transition, or trade out Russian oil for other fossil fuels. The scientists are doing everything in their power to show us we are screwed if we don't dramatically change directions. We can ignore them, profit off oil for a few years, then condemn future generations to an apocalyptic hell, or we can do the right thing now, change our practices, say 'short term finances don't matter because it will pay off 100000000x fold in the future' and act. We love to fantasize in Hollywood movies where the aliens are attacking and our leaders take dramatic and principled stands to save humanity and the Earth. Well, we're presented with that threat, yet there is little action.
Something to remember when people talk about the need to slowly transition, or trade out Russian oil for other fossil fuels. The scientists are doing everything in their power to show us we are screwed if we don't dramatically change directions. We can ignore them, profit off oil for a few years, then condemn future generations to an apocalyptic hell, or we can do the right thing now, change our practices, say 'short term finances don't matter because it will pay off 100000000x fold in the future' and act. We love to fantasize in Hollywood movies where the aliens are attacking and our leaders take dramatic and principled stands to save humanity and the Earth. Well, we're presented with that threat, yet there is little action.
Climate change: IPCC scientists say it's 'now or never' to limit warming
Staving off the worst impacts of climate change is possible, say scientists, but immediate action is needed.
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