We're pretty obviously galloping madly in the "More Carbon" direction. The feedback loop of more heat means:
- more release of methane from permafrost
- less efficient uptake of CO2 from forests
- Wildfires put their own carbon load in the atmosphere, which lasts after the cooling effect of the ash has precipitated.
- Extinction events for the biosphere due to moving growth zones and the reduction or cessation of the AMOC mean those creatures who survive will have a harder time of it.
- Positive feedback loops work faster and more reliably than economic growth.
There are a few straightforward solutions that are totally politically impossible. Stop drilling and processing now. Stop military action, which is a wanton carbon emitter at all stages of production and deployment. Plow those resources into sustainable tech, relocation off the coasts, housing for the upcoming waves of climate refugees. Whatever it costs - and money is largely fictional - it will be a tiny fraction of the cost of continuing.
Regarding:
[https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/climate/climate-action-tracker-temperatures-emissions.html?smid=url-share]
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