The Urgency Derives From The Nearness Of

The Climate Dice Are Now Loaded. Some Seasons Still Will Be Cooler Than The Long-term Average, But The Perceptive Person Should Notice That The Frequency Of Unusually Warm Extremes Is Increasing. It Is The Extremes That Have The Most Impact On People And Other Life On The Planet.

If Humanity Wishes To Preserve A Planet Similar To That On Which Civilisation Developed And To Which Life On Earth Is Adapted, Paleoclimate Evidence And Ongoing Climate Change Suggest That Co₂ Will Need To Be Reduced From Its Current 385 Ppm [parts Per Million] To At Most 350 Ppm... If The Present Overshoot Of This Target Co₂ Is Not Brief, There Is A Possibility Of Seeding Irreversible Catastrophic Effects.

We Are On The Precipice Of Climate System Tipping Points Beyond Which There Is No Redemption.

What Has Become Clear From The Science Is That We Cannot Burn All Of The Fossil Fuels Without Creating A Very Different Planet.

Well, You Know What Happens To Crime When The Heat Goes Up.