Running late on climate targets, but renewable progress offers hope
By
Ross Gittins
2d ago· 5 min readenOpinion
Summary
The article discusses the mixed state of climate change progress. While the world is likely to overshoot the 1.5°C warming target, the author finds reasons for cautious optimism in the rapid growth of renewable energy and electrification. The piece acknowledges the severity of the situation but argues that we haven't missed our chance to act — we're running late but not out of time.
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· 3 pulledOn one hand, I'll be dead before it gets really bad. On the other, I do care about the potentially unliveable lives we're leaving for our grandkids.
We haven't missed the bus; we're just running to catch up with it.
Overshooting the 1.5 degrees target for limiting global warming is not good news but there is progress on renewable energy and electrification.
Overshooting the 1.5 degrees target for limiting global warming is not good news but there is progress on renewable energy and electrification.
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