The 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement is no longer viable

Re:The 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement is no longer viable by LightBug1 on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @05:56AM (#50178276)

We will continue extracting absolutely everything we can from Earth, at whatever the cost ... with the hope that technology will one day save us from our weakness.

And, yes, technologyy may "save us", but there are many different definitions of what that will look that ... some may be horrendous for the majority, but none of them will inconvenience those making the most significant decisions.

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Re:The 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement is no longer viable by KellyCriterion on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @06:07AM (#50178399)

2 degree global warming means 5-6 degree more in new york (as the average mean temperature is meassured also above oceans/mountaints etc.) - and you can now ask yourself if you still want to live in NY when its 5-6 degree warmer than today?

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Re:The 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement is no longer viable by LightBug1 on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @07:15AM (#50178988)

I think the point is that - tragically and infuriatingly - it seems we'll answer that question when it happens.

Personally, I think it's time for some metaphorical guillotines to change our current directon.

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