COP21: Too Little, Too Late? Temperature, CO2 Thresholds Breached as Climate Disruption Intensifies

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COP21: Too Little, Too Late? Temperature, CO2 Thresholds Breached as Climate Disruption Intensifies

Monday, 23 November 2015 00:00
By Dahr Jamail, Truthout | Report


In the book The Snow Leopard, Peter Matthiessen's journey deep into the Nepali Himalaya to spot a snow leopard merely scratches the surface of his inner journey. Nature and our experiences in and with it are, I believe, the clearest mirror of ourselves we could ever hope for.

I told my father I'm rereading this book, and he wrote me back: "Love that book. It was a time in that part of the world when things were still pristine before tourism brought the kinds of people that should never have polluted that sacred environment."

Agreeing with him, I shared what I'd always believed, or at least had always hoped to believe: that there are still those pristine places to be found - it is just that one must travel further, much further, into the "frontiers" to find them.

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Well in advance of the Paris talks, the UN announced that the amount of carbon dioxide already in the atmosphere has locked in another 2.7 degrees Celsius warming at a minimum, even if countries move forward with the pledges they make to cut emissions. Hence, even the 2 degree Celsius goal is already unattainable. However, similar to the way in which national elections in the United States continue to maintain the illusion that this country is a democracy, and "We the People" truly have legitimate representation in Washington, DC, illusions must be maintained at the COP21.

Thus, the faux goal of 2 degrees Celsius continues to be discussed. Meanwhile, the planet burns.

Japan's meteorological office announced that this past September was, by far, the warmest September on record, and records now show that October has also become the hottest recorded October. As a whole, 2015 remains easily on course to become the hottest year ever recorded. ...............(more)

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33756-cop21-too-little-too-late-temperature-co2-thresholds-breached-as-climate-disruption-intensifies

[Buzz Clik]

1. Every action taken will be helpful. Never too little, never too late.

Let's not give the deniers further excuses for inactivity.

[liberal N proud]

2. At what point does the rest of the population wake up and realize it is too late?

How long will denial continue?