How Hot Does It Have To Get?
It’s interesting to see the world reaction to news like this, i.e., that 2015 is far hotter than the previous hottest year on record (2014). It makes one wonder: exactly what average temperatures do we need to achieve before we figure out that we have a serious problem? Maybe this information, in conjunction with the news that ExxonMobil has been deliberately deceiving the world about anthropogenic climate change for the last 35 years, will stimulate some real action in this space.
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That would depend on which ‘we’ we’re talking about. If we’re talking about legislators and the elite who have pocketed them… that elite profits handsomely off the status quo… it may be some time – particularly as they may be listening to advisers who may quite likely perceive personal short term benefit in delaying the transition.