Problems accumulate silently for decades because their effects are masked by the inertia of the system. But eventually, you hit an inflection point where mounting pressure forces a rapid phase transition. The status quo collapses overnight. That’s what Lenin meant about there being decades where nothing happens, and weeks where decades happen.
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Heatwaves will not revert back towards preindustrial conditions for at least a millennium after net zero is reached.
“The thing is, if we delay net zero – up to 30 years and even longer – those impacts are only going to get worse. We’re already locked into some, but the longer we leave net zero, the worse it’s going to be.”
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Heatwaves will not revert back towards preindustrial conditions for at least a millennium after net zero is reached.
“The thing is, if we delay net zero – up to 30 years and even longer – those impacts are only going to get worse. We’re already locked into some, but the longer we leave net zero, the worse it’s going to be.”
#climateChange #climateCatastrophe #climateEmergency #climateBreakdown #tippingPoint
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The world is still on track for a catastrophic 2.6C increase in temperature as countries have not made sufficiently strong climate pledges, while emissions from fossil fuels have hit a record high, two major reports have found.
Despite their promises, governments’ new emission-cutting plans submitted for the Cop30 climate talks taking place in Brazil have done little to avert dangerous global heating for the fourth consecutive year.
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The world is still on track for a catastrophic 2.6C increase in temperature as countries have not made sufficiently strong climate pledges, while emissions from fossil fuels have hit a record high, two major reports have found.
Despite their promises, governments’ new emission-cutting plans submitted for the Cop30 climate talks taking place in Brazil have done little to avert dangerous global heating for the fourth consecutive year.
#climateChange #climateCatastrophe #climateEmergency #climateBreakdown #tippingPoint
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When climate disasters decimate the lives of millions, when we already have the solutions, this will never, ever be forgiven.
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When climate disasters decimate the lives of millions, when we already have the solutions, this will never, ever be forgiven.
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Two key questions at the heart of Cop30:
1️⃣ What can the world do to stop global heating accelerating further and faster?
An overwhelming majority of people – 89% globally – are concerned about the climate crisis and want action.
2️⃣ Can it be done in time to prevent unstoppable catastrophe?
The evidence of climate breakdown is gathering fast: the record-breaking Hurricane Melissa that devastated Jamaica last month, temperatures climbing above 50C in the Middle East, and ocean temperatures soaring. Scientists have warned that the first of a series of “tipping points” already appears to have been reached.
#climateChange #climateCatastrophe #climateEmergency #climateBreakdown #tippingPoint
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Gates vs Reality
Gates: Funds are very limited, so the delegates at this month’s climate summit in Brazil should direct money away from “near-term emissions goals” towards climate “adaptation” and spending on poverty and disease.
Reality: The net worth of the 10 richest US billionaires grew by $698bn in the past year. That money alone, the increment in the wealth of 10 people, is almost 10 times the annual amount required to end extreme poverty worldwide.
#climateChange #climateCatastrophe #climateEmergency #climateBreakdown #tippingPoint
Two key questions at the heart of Cop30:
1️⃣ What can the world do to stop global heating accelerating further and faster?
An overwhelming majority of people – 89% globally – are concerned about the climate crisis and want action.
2️⃣ Can it be done in time to prevent unstoppable catastrophe?
The evidence of climate breakdown is gathering fast: the record-breaking Hurricane Melissa that devastated Jamaica last month, temperatures climbing above 50C in the Middle East, and ocean temperatures soaring. Scientists have warned that the first of a series of “tipping points” already appears to have been reached.
#climateChange #climateCatastrophe #climateEmergency #climateBreakdown #tippingPoint
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The political distortion of net zero is an insidious loophole that distracts from the scientific imperative to eliminate the primary cause of our overheating planet – fossil fuels.
Instead of focusing on economic incentives to encourage the rapid phase-out of fossil fuels, climate policies are heavily reliant on feelgood “nature positive” solutions that aim to neutralise carbon emissions by essentially planting trees instead of reducing industrial emissions.
#climateChange #climateCatastrophe #climateEmergency #climateBreakdown #tippingPoint
Gates vs Reality
Gates: Funds are very limited, so the delegates at this month’s climate summit in Brazil should direct money away from “near-term emissions goals” towards climate “adaptation” and spending on poverty and disease.
Reality: The net worth of the 10 richest US billionaires grew by $698bn in the past year. That money alone, the increment in the wealth of 10 people, is almost 10 times the annual amount required to end extreme poverty worldwide.
#climateChange #climateCatastrophe #climateEmergency #climateBreakdown #tippingPoint
The political distortion of net zero is an insidious loophole that distracts from the scientific imperative to eliminate the primary cause of our overheating planet – fossil fuels.
Instead of focusing on economic incentives to encourage the rapid phase-out of fossil fuels, climate policies are heavily reliant on feelgood “nature positive” solutions that aim to neutralise carbon emissions by essentially planting trees instead of reducing industrial emissions.
#climateChange #climateCatastrophe #climateEmergency #climateBreakdown #tippingPoint
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Earth has hit its first climate tipping point, scientists warn https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251029002920.htm
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Earth has hit its first climate tipping point, scientists warn https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251029002920.htm
#climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #TippingPoint #TippingPoints