Grim detail of anthropogenic #climatebreakdown:
“We are rapidly approaching multiple Earth system tipping points that could transform our world with devastating consequences for people and nature,” says British global-systems researcher Tim Lenton... hopes currently being expressed of a temperature reset by reducing emissions after overshoot may be fanciful" #journalism #SciComm
The incomparable #FredPearce at
https://e360.yale.edu/features/1.5-degrees-tipping-points
Overshoot: The World Is Hitting Point of No Return on Climate

With warming set to pass the critical 1.5-degree limit, scientists are warning that the world is on course to trigger tipping points that would lead to cascading consequences — from the melting of ice sheets to the death of the Amazon rainforest — that could not be reversed.

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Peatlands and profits - careful article from #FredPearce on the realities of #emissionsreduction and potential for #carbonfraud
https://e360.yale.edu/features/indonesia-carbon-credits-bioeconomy
Will UN Carbon Market Work? Indonesia Will Provide First Test

A U.N. carbon market is expected to open as soon as next year, with carbon-rich Indonesia planning to generate billions of dollars in credits from its vast rainforests. But critics say the trading system is susceptible to fraud and errors that will undermine emissions goals.

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