Emily Cunningham

Most people have a vague sense that burning up more oil is bad for the climate, but don't realize HOW bad. It's reeeeally bad.

In order to have a shot at staying within 1.5° warming, we must "rapidly reduce and eliminate all production and use of coal, oil, and natural gas and invent and scale up negative emissions technology."

2° warming "wld mean rising sea levels, freshwater shortages, reduced agricultural productivity, food stress, & the conflicts & emigration that come in their wake." "A lot of people will die, & not because they burn to death. It'll be because we don't have enough food & water."

"Climate change could be kept in check if a phaseout of all fossil fuel infrastructure were to begin immediately, according to research." "keeping within the 1.5C limit is possible if radical action is taken immediately."

“Whether it’s drilling a new gas well, keeping an old coal power station open, or even buying a diesel car, the choices we make today will largely determine the climate pathways of tomorrow."