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World has three years left to stop dangerous climate change, warn experts
The Guardian ^ | June 28, 2017 | by Fiona Harvey

Posted on 06/28/2017 11:57:50 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Avoiding dangerous levels of climate change is still just about possible, but will require unprecedented effort and coordination from governments, businesses, citizens and scientists in the next three years, a group of prominent experts has warned.

Scientists have been warning that time is fast running out to stave off the worst effects of warming, and some milestones may have slipped out of reach. In the Paris agreement, governments pledged an “aspirational” goal of holding warming to no more than 1.5C, a level which it is hoped will spare most of the world’s lowest-lying islands from inundation.

While the greenhouse gases poured into the atmosphere over the last two centuries have only gradually taken effect, future changes are likely to be faster, scientists fear. Johan Wankerström of the Stockholm Resilience Centre said: “We have been blessed by a remarkably resilient planet over the past 100 years, able to absorb most of our climate abuse. Now we have reached the end of this era, and need to bend the global curve of emissions immediately, to avoid unmanageable outcomes for our modern world.”

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: fakescience; globalism; globalwarming; hoax; socialism
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1 posted on 06/28/2017 11:57:50 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Are these the same geniuses who, over a decade ago, exclaimed that we only have ten years before we are all doomed?


2 posted on 06/28/2017 12:00:19 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

experts!


3 posted on 06/28/2017 12:00:39 PM PDT by 867V309 (Lock Her Up)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

OH NOES!


4 posted on 06/28/2017 12:01:06 PM PDT by chris37 (Donald J. Trump, Tom Brady, The Patriots... American Destiny!)
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To: Army Air Corps

Yeah, my deja vu meter is pegged, again, again.


5 posted on 06/28/2017 12:01:20 PM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

These guys couldn’t agree on which side of the toilet paper to use in 3 years, and they think that ANYTHING is going to happen globally in that time to ‘save the planet’?

I think not...


6 posted on 06/28/2017 12:01:35 PM PDT by Quality_Not_Quantity (I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Nature should not publish that non-science.


7 posted on 06/28/2017 12:01:35 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

3 years huh?

We better get started on the giant space vacuum cleaner then.

[forehead slap!]


8 posted on 06/28/2017 12:01:52 PM PDT by Eddie01
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Hahahahaha, the predictions of the end of the world are as old as mankind. No, however, the same Chicken Little mentality is using global warming, erm climate change, as the reason


9 posted on 06/28/2017 12:02:27 PM PDT by Smedley (It's a sad day for American capitalism when a man can't fly a midget on a kite over Central Park)
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Time is fast running out to stave off the worst effects of unicorn over-breeding too. Send a billion dollars and we’ll see what can be done... two billion would be better...


10 posted on 06/28/2017 12:02:29 PM PDT by GOPJ (Black clitizens spend too much time worrying about what white people think. Get a life dudes.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Is it only me or does anybody else think Odo from Deep Space Nine looks like Goebbels


11 posted on 06/28/2017 12:02:52 PM PDT by honurider (no one is more indoctrinated then the indoctrinator)
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experts!

Top men

12 posted on 06/28/2017 12:03:34 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Ok I really mean it this time.


13 posted on 06/28/2017 12:03:38 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I’m 1990 it was 10 years. Etc.


14 posted on 06/28/2017 12:04:35 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Just in time for the next election.


15 posted on 06/28/2017 12:04:55 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

How do they that its not 3 years 4 months 2 days 4 hours and 32 seconds?


16 posted on 06/28/2017 12:05:16 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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But we are already dead according to Algore.

I would have SO MUCH MORE RESPECT for these “experts” if they promise to commit suicide on live TV if their predictions of doom do not come true.


17 posted on 06/28/2017 12:06:02 PM PDT by Yaelle
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To: Army Air Corps
Are these the same geniuses who, over a decade ago, exclaimed that we only have ten years before we are all doomed?

The big list of failed climate predictions

18 posted on 06/28/2017 12:06:30 PM PDT by samtheman (The Germans -- having failed twice -- have finally hit on a way to destroy Europe.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Wow, just enough time to elect Hillary to Congress, promote to speaker, impeach Trump and make up something about Pence, so that her thighness can save the world.


19 posted on 06/28/2017 12:06:31 PM PDT by scottinoc (Merry Covfefe)
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To: Army Air Corps

I thought, according to Al Gore, that Manhattan was supposed to be under water by now.


20 posted on 06/28/2017 12:06:31 PM PDT by Parmy
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