We're All Gonna Die! Pt. 9
Written by Brian Garst, Posted in Energy and the Environment
I’m sure you’ve all been wondering, “When, exactly, are we all going to die?” Well now you know. Let the seven year countdown begin!
The head of the UN’s Nobel-winning panel of climate scientists on Friday said only seven years remained for stabilising emissions of global-warming gases at a level widely considered safe.
…He issued a stark warning that time was running out for dealing with the threat.
In the 20th century, the temperature had already risen on average by 0.74 degrees Celsius (1.32 degrees Fahrenheit), he said.
The EU wants to limit the overall warming since pre-industrial times to 2 C (3.6 F), a goal that is shared by many scientists.
To do this, said Pachauri, “we would have to stabilise the greenhouse-gas concentration at more or less the level at which we are today.
“(…)But in order to do that, we have a window of opportunity of only seven years because emissions will have to peak by 2015 and reduce after that. We cannot permit a longer delay.”
Well at least it’s not tomorrow.
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