Why the Paris climate target is feasible in theory but not in practice

Summary

The article critically examines the feasibility of the Paris Climate Agreement's goal to limit global warming to "well below" 2 degrees Celsius. The author argues that while climate models suggest this target is theoretically achievable, in practice it is not feasible because we have already emitted too much carbon dioxide. The pathways required to stay within this limit would demand removing CO2 from the atmosphere at an unprecedented and likely impractical scale. The piece references a study in Nature Geoscience that claims feasibility, but the author remains skeptical about real-world implementation.

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