On our current trajectory, the report warns, "planetary and human systems [are] reaching a 'point of no return' by mid-century, in which the prospect of a largely uninhabitable Earth leads to the breakdown of nations and the international order."
The only way to avoid the risks of this scenario is what the report describes as "akin in scale to the World War II emergency mobilization"—but this time focused on rapidly building out a zero-emissions industrial system to set in train the restoration of a safe climate.
(Score: 1) by Sulla on Sunday June 16 2019, @01:25AM (1 child)
Some things are worse than hell
Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 16 2019, @07:30AM
I'll say. Most real places are worse than imaginary ones, as imaginary ones don't exist.
Take New Jersey for example. Or Alabama.