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World’s 1.5C climate target ‘deader than a doornail’, experts say (www.theguardian.com)

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Scientists say goal to keep world’s temperature rise below 1.5C is not going to happen despite talks at Cop29 in Baku

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[–] YungOnions 2 points 2 days ago

Some interesting and relevant comments from the article:

Despite this bleak outlook, some do point out that the picture still looks far rosier than it did before the Paris deal, when a catastrophic temperature rise of 4C or more was foreseeable. Cheap and abundant clean energy is growing at a rapid pace, with peak oil demand expected by the end of this decade.

“Meetings like these are often perceived as talking shops,” said Alexander De Croo, the Belgian prime minister, at the Cop29 summit. “And yes, these strenuous negotiations are far from perfect. But if you compare climate policy now to a decade ago, we are in a different world.”

... every fraction of a degree is worth fighting for. If we can’t achieve 1.5C, it will be better to get 1.6C than 1.7C, which will be better than getting 2C or more.

That last one is particularly important, I think, as people can often be too quick to jump on the Doomer train and confidently state that as 1.5C is unachievable it's all pointless and we should just give up.