Important new overshoot article published in Nature today. The New Scientists covered this & asked for my comment. IMHO this research demonstrates why relying on large scale carbon removal is extraordinarily reckless. It's not a hedge against catastrophe. www.newscientist.com/article/2451...
We might not be able to cool the world down again after overshooting the 1.5°C warming limit – and even if we can, a lot of irreversible damage will have been done
If I understood well, as we reached a non return point the solution is not to decrease CO2 emissions, because its futile? Will not encourage this to still emitting more and increase the average global temperature? What is the alternative? To have a seat and see how we become Mars? Thanks.
So many still cling to the delusion that we can somehow wind the climate back with clever science, failing to understand that we’re on a ratchet here.
It's no hedge. It's a crap shoot at best. An excuse for BAU.
aren’t we realistically already past 1.5°? 🤦♂️ permafrost melting, huge methane craters, ocean temperatures. the feed forward loops are already noticeable.