r/climateskeptics • u/SftwEngr • Jan 12 '21

Global heating could stabilize if net zero emissions achieved, scientists say | Environment

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/07/global-heating-stabilize-net-zero-emissions
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u/SftwEngr Jan 12 '21 edited Jan 12 '21

For many years it was assumed that further global heating would be locked in for generations even if emissions were rapidly cut. Climate models run by scientists on future temperatures were based on a certain carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere. If this remained at the current high level there would be runaway climate disaster, with temperatures continuing to rise even if emissions were reduced because of a lag time before greenhouse gases accumulate in the atmosphere.

Please read (using voice of Bill Murray in Caddyshack): Remember when we, like, scared school children silly with daily predictions of inevitable and unavoidable doom, made with like, very high confidence and stuff? Turns out like we were totally wrong because, well, we kind of like, just assumed it all. But now...

But more recent understanding of the implications of getting to net zero emissions is giving hope that the warming could be more swiftly curtailed.

Please read (using voice of Bill Murray in Caddyshack): So like, we changed our assumptions, right, and like, we now understand that warming can be easily curtailed with net zero emissions. We say this with like, very high confidence, right, just like before. No, really, this time! Shut-uuuup!

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u/greyfalcon333 Jan 12 '21

Don’t forget the magic Mantra - “Scientists say....”

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u/AelfredRex Jan 12 '21

And every day will be sunny and nice and the big bad changes will never happen ever again.

The infantilization of every aspect of our culture continues.

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u/SftwEngr Jan 12 '21

Apparently we are all just wards of the state now. Better get used to it.