A graphic from the Global Carbon Project vividly illustrates how close we are to a tipping point in climate change.
How big is the CO₂ bucket for 1.5°C?
Well, the bucket is about to overflow in a few short years, unless we:
1. Turn off the tap (urgently)
2. Put a hole in the bottom to remove CO₂ (negative emissions)#COP25 #CarbonBudget @FutureEarth @gcarbonproject https://t.co/ycYcuFSPdF pic.twitter.com/o7JwZt7GlX— Glen Peters (@Peters_Glen) December 13, 2019
The US has switched from coal to methane. Which is worse. And it increased its carbon output. Basically the US is screaming “diemotherfuckersdie!”
@Marcus Ranum(#1):
I was going to ask why since I was under the impression that burning methane/natural gas would reduce CO2 emissions (or their equivalent of other greenhouse gasses).
Then I found this page about it.
The loss during production and transport needing to be less then 3.2% (in a range of 1% to 9%) if we want to use methane to reduce. Bit of an eye opener.
So thank you for getting me of my lazy behind.
The Trump administration has also rolled back controls on methane emitters -- i.e.: sloppy frackers. So now there’s even more greehouse gases going into the atmosphere, unmeasured.