Beyond catastrophe: A new climate reality is coming into view
Just a few years ago, climate projections for this century looked quite apocalyptic…. Now, with the world already 1.2 degrees hotter, scientists believe that warming this century will most likely fall between two or three degrees….A little lower is possible, with much more concerted action; a little higher, too, with slower action and bad climate luck. Those numbers may sound abstract, but what they suggest is this: Thanks to astonishing declines in the price of renewables, a truly global political mobilization, a clearer picture of the energy future and serious policy focus from world leaders, we have cut expected warming almost in half in just five years.