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God how I'm sick and tired of the same shit every year.

Governments sit indecisively on their laurels taking far too little action far too slowly; Companies doing their damnedest to skirt or dismantle regulations pit against them; And then we get to shoulder the blame, as though most people aren't struggling enough without being blamed for not buying more expensive sustainable options.

What's worse is any power we do have to change things is pulled away from our grasp by the masses of brainwashed people who think those Billionaires are their friends.

3.6ppm increase

Even a 0.1ppm increase means more warming. Energy transition had excellent progress this year. Peak emissions in EU and China from electricity could be 2023. For sure in Europe, China may be about tied in 2024, but has drops in oil consumption.

The difference, to cause such extreme warming has to be other factors. Russia industrialization and Ukraine war against it, and forest fires are the obvious emission sources not under control. 2023 was first year where vegetation+soil was a source of emissions instead of a sink. 2024 is probably the same. Energy transition has to accelerate to keep up with these feedback loops, and war, and trade wars, is not a recipe for it.

1.8ppm was target consistent with 1.5C warming.

Absolutely not. Or even if it was for this year, very sharp drops in subsequent years is needed. There is hope for 2.5ppm this next year form vegetation conducivity, but that is still way too high, and above the last 10 year average which also keeps going up.

Cooling towers emit water not co2.