3 massive changes you'll see as the climate careens toward tipping points

NPR - National Pravda Radio ^ | November 19, 2025 | NPR - National Pravda Radio

[Diana in Wisconsin]

World leaders are heading into the final days of COP30, the United Nations climate meeting in Brazil. They are trying to agree on how to curb global warming and pay for the costs of an increasingly hotter planet.

For the past eight years, one of the primary objectives of the annual negotiations has been to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to the temperatures in the late 1800s. That temperature goal was established after a landmark international scientific report laid out the catastrophic effects of exceeding that amount of warming.

But that goal is no longer plausible, scientists say. Humanity has not cut planet-warming pollution quickly enough, and the planet will exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming, likely in the next decade, according to a recent United Nations report.

However, all is not lost. If countries can cut overall greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2035, scientists say the planet would quickly return to lower levels of warming.

"We must move much, much faster on both reductions of emissions and strengthening resilience," U.N. climate chief Simon Stiell told world leaders at COP30. Right now, countries are pursuing policies that would cut emissions by just 12% by 2035.

"The science is clear: We can and must bring temperatures back down to 1.5 [degrees Celsius] after any temporary overshoot," Stiell said.

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TOPICS: Conspiracy; History; Outdoors; Science
KEYWORDS: bs; climatechange; science

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Coral Reefs - GONE!

Ice Sheets - COLLAPSING!

Frozen Ground - THAWING!

Dogs and Cats - LIVING TOGETHER!

[Bernard]

And liberals falling off the edge of the flat earth.

[Tell It Right]

4) Christians laughing at the climate cultists' doomsday cult failed predictions.

5) America coming back to God like our ancestors did in prior great awakenings.

6) Most of our problems being solved through spiritual change and less govt.

[Democrat = party of treason]

Idiots

[Opinionated Blowhard]

This is what our taxpayer dollars hopefully will never have to subsidize again. We’re “careening toward tipping points?” Go talk to China and India. They are producing most of the emissions that allegedly are going to result in these disasters.

[Dilbert San Diego]

And I hear Gavin Newsom has been strutting his stuff down there, acting like he’s the official US representative..

And I heard secondhand he took some shots at Trump while he was there, as he expressed liberal outrage that Trump didn’t send any delegates to this conference.

[V_TWIN]

ZERO hurricanes hit the US this year......I’d like to see them explain that one

[sauropod]

Another bon mot from National People’s Radio.

[logi_cal869]

The propaganda is running hot & thick this week.

Gotta keep the lie alive for their supporters.

[rlmorel]

"..."China gets it" said California Governor Gavin Newsom recently when he signed an "agreement".

Oh yes. They get it completely, as demonstrated in this fictional conversation below where the CCP Officials are being videoed for a COP30 short to be shown in support of efforts to control Climate Change:

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CHINESE COMMUNIST OFFICIAL 1: It is very important that the world, particularly the United States, fully appreciates how concerned China is with Climate Change. We all live on the same planet, drink the same water, and breathe the same air.

CHINESE COMMUNIST OFFICIAL 2: We view the US rejection of Global Climate Treaties as a very serious matter, and think the world should sanction the United States for their irresponsibility

CHINESE COMMUNIST OFFICIAL 3: There should be trials in the World Court in Brussels to punish officials in the United States who reject the worldwide efforts (that include China as a leader) to lessen CO2 emissions, lessen the impact of Climate Change, and make the planet environmentally stable for the generations that follow us.

CHINESE COMMUNIST OFFICIAL 4: Forward looking leaders in America like Gavin Newsom have partnered with us to oppose the Trump Administration's efforts to subvert the global battle against Climate Change. He is standing up to Americans who do not understand that this fragile planet that we all share needs us to protect it. Selfish countries like the United States need to understand their childish and irresponsible behavior will not be accepted or tolerated by the rest of the world.

XI JINPING: States in the USA like California, led by the courageous leadership of Governor Gavin Newsom, are fully embracing the effort to decrease CO2 levels in the atmosphere, advance the use of solar, wind, and electric vehicles, and China stands ready to provide the manufacturing. Governor Gavin Newsom has shown great courage in bypassing the Trump Administration to enter into direct "agreements" with foreign nations like China to advance this cooperative effort to save our planet, and we encourage all other local and state governments in the United States to do the same. We stand ready and willing to combat Climate Change no matter what the American federal government decides to do, and will provide any monetary support necessary directly to individual states and localities that partner with China on this most important of all issues.

CHINESE PROPAGANDA PRODUCER: CUT! Perfect, that is a wrap!

CHINESE COMMUNIST OFFICIAL 1: AHHHHHAHAHAHA! OMG! I could barely keep a straight face! Who writes this stuff, it is hilarious!

CHINESE PROPAGANDA PRODUCER: (Scowling, and glancing nervously at Xi Jinping) Hey! This is important. We were told to write it this way!

CHINESE COMMUNIST OFFICIAL 3: (Laughing,with tears running down his cheeks) We know, we know. But my gosh, when I read the script, I just could not imagine that Americans will swallow this, and that is what makes it fantastically funny-they have free access to all kinds of information, but STILL, the people with pink hair and nose rings will accept this fully, and without any hesitation, will show up to protest their government!

CHINESE COMMUNIST OFFICIAL 2: Amazing, isn't it? They don't understand that we couldn't give two piles of Panda dung about the environment or CO2 emissions, so when I saw you saying with a straight face say "...fully appreciates how concerned China is with Climate Change. We all live on the same planet, drink the same water, and breathe the same air..." I had to stuff this napkin in my mouth to keep from bursting out with laughter and ruining the video!

XI JINPING: (Gently, but firmly) Okay. That's enough. Back to the business at hand, and this is serious business here.

I know how difficult it is to imagine any thinking person could see us building coal and oil fired energy plants by the hundreds each year (while we nurture environmentalists in the USA in their efforts to stifle building even a SINGLE energy plant of ANY kind and send money to both Democrat AND Republican politicians to further our goals) and yet accept it at face value. It is hard to imagine.

But remember, we don't need ALL Americans to buy into what we are selling here. We only need a portion of Americans to do so, and on the American Left, they are ready and willing to become Useful Idiots and will gum up the efforts Trump is making to restore industry to their country. So let's stay serious and dedicated on creating videos like these that Americans will lap up without question.

By the way, did we ever get that Tik Tok algorithm altered to begin showing them videos like these as we lead up to the COP30 summit? I want results. Get me the latest American poll numbers on Climate Change.

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Oh, yeah, Newsom.

China "gets it" alright.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Does anyone know what the carbon footprint of this conference was?

What is the point of these conferences?Where they talk and talk, but nothing substantial ever is accomplished at these things?

I hate to think that these people come from around the world, listen to a couple of speeches, and then enjoy fine dining and luxury, paid for by the taxpayers of all the countries who send people to these meetings.,,

[Joachim]

If you read the long article all the way to the end, you then see this:

“A version of this story was originally published in 2021.”

Climate Desk Correspondent — nice job if you can get it —

[metmom]

Nobody asked them to do this.

It was 19 out this morning.

Give me some of that *increasingly hotter planet*.

Sheesh. A degree C is NOT *hotter*. I’d bet nobody could tell the difference if they went outside at 70 vs 71.5.

[metmom]

Correction, 23 C vs 24.5 C which is equivalent to about 75-77.

[airborne]

ZERO hurricanes hit the US this year......I’d like to see them explain that one

That's why they changed it from "global warming" to "climate change".

It covers everything from hotter to colder, and everything in between!

[jerod]

That last one is the scariest... And it's already begun.

[neverevergiveup]

I hate to think that these people come from around the world, listen to a couple of speeches, and then enjoy fine dining and luxury, paid for by the taxpayers of all the countries who send people to these meetings.,,

Welcome to the world of modern academics and politics.

[AZJeep]

The benchmark of this 1.5C is in the middle of “little ice age”. The time of deep freezes and starvations!
BTW, quite recently, it was 2C, but that turned out to be out of reach, despite all their efforts in massaging of the data.
So they lowered it to 1.5C!

[cgbg]

Permanently shutting down the UN is my suggestion for saving the planet.

[Dixie Yooper]

Maybe Secretary Rubio can send James Taylor to sing You’ve Got a Friend.