NEW: climate scientists say 2021 extremes were beyond what they thought possible, like something from a dystopian sci-fi novel
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1. 'Climate change is now a factor in every single weather event that occurs.'
'like something from a dystopian sci-fi novel'
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2. December 2021 temperatures in Alaska are shattering records.
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3. 'economic growth is just not viable as a mechanism for future prosperity. In fact, it is associated with future cataclysm.'
The climate-extinction crisis requires profound economic system change now to protect billions of people and millions of species.
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4. 'Catastrophic, all-pervasive, climate breakdown is now inevitable.'
'It is just as vital that we act, and fast, to slash emissions, so that catastrophic doesn't become cataclysmic.'
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I am certain now that we will not keep below the 1.5C threshold, and probably not 2C either.
Catastrophic, all-pervasive, climate breakdown is now inevitable.
#COP26 #COP26Glasgow #ClimateEmergency #Climate @COP26 @guardianopinion @guardianeco @the_ecologist @RHarrabin
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It is just as vital that we act, and fast, to slash emissions, so that catastrophic doesn't become cataclysmic.
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For an average joe living in say North Carolina. What will happen in 25 years to me?
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