3 reasons to fear humanity won’t reach net-zero emissions – and 4 reasons we might just do it

Tue, 4 Feb 2025 22:39:11 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/3-reasons-to-fear-humanity-wont-reach-net-zero-emissions-and-4-reasons-we-might-just-do-it-247992>

"Within hours of taking office last week, President Donald Trump made good on
his pledges to wind back the United States’ climate action – including
withdrawing the US from the Paris Agreement.

This political show comes barely a week after 2024 was revealed as the world’s
hottest year and following the catastrophic Los Angeles fires. The fires
directly killed 20 people; potentially many more will die from toxic smoke and
other after-effects.

The science is clear: achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 is humanity’s only
hope of achieving some measure of climate security. It’s time to think deeply
on our chances of getting there.

Here, I outline a few reasons for pessimism, and for hope."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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