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moon-crater:
noodleos:
queerphobiqe:
africanaquarian:
oh godddd
hey folks. i know its annoying to look up an article and read it but this one in particular has an incredibly misleading headline
the 12 year deadline everyone is talking about refers to the point where climate change becomes “irreversible”, where we are unable to avoid the affects of climate disaster and no longer would be able to keep temperatures from rising above 1.5°C higher.
that is not what the 18 months in this article is referring to
the 18 months here is referring to the opinion of scientists and activists (the very likely Correct Opinion) that in order to meet the 12 yesr deadline, we would need to have legislation in place by 18 months from now, not that climate change becomes irreversible in 18 months
its still scary and climate change is obviously still a huge and imminent threat, but this kind of scaremongering only makes people feel hopeless and like its too late to do anything
A reminder to those in the US: in less than 18 months, the winner of the 2020 election will be sworn in. It will either be Trump or the Democratic candidate–and whoever wins that election will be in office for FOUR of those crucial twelve years.
If we want to fight irreversible climate change, we can’t throw away a third of the time we have left to do it.
Get registered! And don’t forget to vote in your local elections, too! Every level of government matters.
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moon-crater:
noodleos:
queerphobiqe:
africanaquarian:
oh godddd
hey folks. i know its annoying to look up an article and read it but this one in particular has an incredibly misleading headline
the 12 year deadline everyone is talking about refers to the point where climate change becomes “irreversible”, where we are unable to avoid the affects of climate disaster and no longer would be able to keep temperatures from rising above 1.5°C higher.
that is not what the 18 months in this article is referring to
the 18 months here is referring to the opinion of scientists and activists (the very likely Correct Opinion) that in order to meet the 12 yesr deadline, we would need to have legislation in place by 18 months from now, not that climate change becomes irreversible in 18 months
its still scary and climate change is obviously still a huge and imminent threat, but this kind of scaremongering only makes people feel hopeless and like its too late to do anything
A reminder to those in the US: in less than 18 months, the winner of the 2020 election will be sworn in. It will either be Trump or the Democratic candidate–and whoever wins that election will be in office for FOUR of those crucial twelve years.
If we want to fight irreversible climate change, we can’t throw away a third of the time we have left to do it.
Get registered! And don’t forget to vote in your local elections, too! Every level of government matters.
(Your picture was not posted)
