The world is reducing its reliance on fossil fuels – except for in three key sectors: shipping, aviation and industry a long way from net zerowww.theguardian.comexternal-link silence7 ( @silence7@slrpnk.net ) M Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish • 5 months ago message-square10fedilinkarrow-up153
arrow-up153external-linkThe world is reducing its reliance on fossil fuels – except for in three key sectors: shipping, aviation and industry a long way from net zerowww.theguardian.com silence7 ( @silence7@slrpnk.net ) M Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish • 5 months ago message-square10fedilink
minus-square sinkingship ( @sinkingship@mander.xyz ) linkfedilink3•edit-25 months agoI like this graph from the article: Wasn’t it 2028 when the carbon budget for 1.5 °C runs out? And 2050 or so for 2 °C? Lol
minus-square silence7 ( @silence7@slrpnk.net ) OPlinkfedilink2•5 months agoThe dates on which budgets run out depend on the rate at which we continue to extract and burn fossil fuels. Future projections depend enormously on policy. Change policy, and those curves change.
minus-square sinkingship ( @sinkingship@mander.xyz ) linkfedilink2•5 months agoYou are correct with both points. I merely wanted to point out, how far we are from reaching the Paris Agreement. 1.5 may or not be a little later than 2028. The fossil consumption lines may or not be a little flatter.
I like this graph from the article:![Expected fossil fuel use](https://mander.xyz/pictrs/image/a84f2e58-a709-4952-840f-265aae343cb1.jpeg)
Wasn’t it 2028 when the carbon budget for 1.5 °C runs out? And 2050 or so for 2 °C? Lol
The dates on which budgets run out depend on the rate at which we continue to extract and burn fossil fuels.
Future projections depend enormously on policy. Change policy, and those curves change.
You are correct with both points. I merely wanted to point out, how far we are from reaching the Paris Agreement.
1.5 may or not be a little later than 2028. The fossil consumption lines may or not be a little flatter.