Global Warming Will Likely Breach Key Threshold For First Time By 2027
ForbesNov 28, 2022
The Facts
According to a new report by the World Meteorological Organization, there is a 66% chance that the world will breach the 1.5°C global warming limit before 2027 and, research suggests, with increasing frequency in the years afterwards.
The El Niño pattern developing toward the end of this year, along with an increase in human-caused emissions, are likely to fuel the rise in global temperatures, which scientists predict will be temporary.
The Spin
Narrative A
While we are likely to breach the 1.5°C warming limit, it would be dangerous to encourage public fear or despair over such a development, as one or even a few years over 1.5°C would not be the end of the world. Painting it as such would make it politically impossible to combat the real climate threat; prolonged periods of more than 1.5°C, or worse, permanency at those temperatures. There's no need to panic, as doomsayers have unsuccessfully predicted climate disasters for decades.
Narrative B
Humans have failed our planet and are continuing to fail our future generations. The truth is that we either stop our greenhouse gas emissions or we let the planet disintegrate. We are facing a climate emergency and, if we choose to continue on this path, it is inevitable that humankind will be forced to adjust to a new, catastrophic form of normality.
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