“What people are not getting is that we can’t turn this back – the CO2 to a large part remains in the air for thousands of years,” said Rahmstorf.
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“What people are not getting is that we can’t turn this back – the CO2 to a large part remains in the air for thousands of years,” said Rahmstorf. “Some people think we can wait and, when it gets too bad, then we reduce emissions and things will get better again. People don’t realise that we can’t make it get better again. We can only prevent it from getting much worse.”
#dkklima #dkpol #skovbrande #hedebølge
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“What people are not getting is that we can’t turn this back – the CO2 to a large part remains in the air for thousands of years,” said Rahmstorf. “Some people think we can wait and, when it gets too bad, then we reduce emissions and things will get better again. People don’t realise that we can’t make it get better again. We can only prevent it from getting much worse.”
#dkklima #dkpol #skovbrande #hedebølge
Down to Earth newsletter | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/series/down-to-earth@jeppe Should the link go to a specific newsletter? As in one you quoted from perhaps?
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“What people are not getting is that we can’t turn this back – the CO2 to a large part remains in the air for thousands of years,” said Rahmstorf. “Some people think we can wait and, when it gets too bad, then we reduce emissions and things will get better again. People don’t realise that we can’t make it get better again. We can only prevent it from getting much worse.”
#dkklima #dkpol #skovbrande #hedebølge
Down to Earth newsletter | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/series/down-to-earth@jeppe Of course we can wait. When the iceberg scratches the paint we can turn around.
Although it feels more like there's already water coming in and we still aren't very serious about turning...
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@jeppe Should the link go to a specific newsletter? As in one you quoted from perhaps?
@ottermiemuis the newsletter was sent out today, but it looks like it's not uploaded yet. Sorry.
