Still following the post above its important to keep
in mind that Thomas Rowland-Rees, PhD in Physics from Oxford University
and now Bloomberg Chief Analyst, just said that it's better to forget the Paris Agreement and its 1.5ºC
temperature rise limit because its impossible to enforce (USA, the country that
refuses to accept the Paris Agreement alone emits as much carbon as India,
Russia, Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico and Turkey combined) and also because
according to him our best shot is now to target for the 2ºC temperature
rise threshold.
Unfortunately,
that threshold is the same that the Kyoto protocol (that took place
22 years ago) rated as being catastrophic. But since COP 25 was such a terrible
failure maybe he´s right and it's better that we prepare for
that 2ºC temperature rise scenario. https://www.sciencealert.com/if-warming-exceeds-2-c-antarctica-s-ice-sheets-could-raise-seas-20-metres Be there
as it may i´m afraid that 22 years from now we will be talking about the need
to prepare ourselves for a 3ºC temperature rise scenario.
P.S - Of
course in order to understand America we must not forget the words of Thomas
Friedman: "America can’t be afraid to act like the almighty
superpower that it is. The hidden hand of the market will not work without a
hidden fist.
