The environment's already lost. We've passed the 1.5ºC deviation mark from the pre-industrial global average, and we're on track to hit 3ºC in a few more decades.

The excess deaths and human misery (both that which is increasingly clearly ongoing, and we have to look forward to) are going to be tragic.

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DennisP 20 hours ago | parent [-]

Yes, but there's still a range of possible outcomes, depending on what we do next.

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verandaguy 19 hours ago | parent [-]

You'll forgive me for harbouring some pessimism about current world leaders' climate strategy.

	▲	DennisP 18 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I didn't say we'd choose wisely. But since there is still a range of possibilities, I'm not giving up on the whole thing.