… a new graphic drawn up by Ed Hawkins, a climate scientist at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom … features a rainbow-colored record of global temperatures spinning outward from the late 19th century to the present as the Earth heats up.
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It’s obvious temps are now approaching exponential increases, which confirms what many scientists have said: The rate of increase is phenomenal. We are not prepared in any way for the next El Nino cycle after this one, which are pumped further by warming trends.
The consumer fiddles while Fort Mc burns.
Which politician had the guts to introduce meaningful energy reduction measures ? The core issue is energy assymetry i.e. a liter of gas not used requires 6-7 liters of oil to not be extracted. More on this here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asymmetry_Principle
We have to consume less energy. It really is this simple !
Where is this taught ? Where is this made widely available ? Where and how is this mandated ? Which politician is using both the carrot ( incentives ) and the stick ( far far higher energy prices ) to enforce it ?
We have to consume less energy.
I can agree to that. There is tremendous waste in the fossil fueled world.