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‘How doomed are we?’ and more questions for a climate expert



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Thanks in no small part to the fossil-fueled cult of obstructionism, we’re on track to blow past the 1.5 degrees Celsius global-warming threshold laid out in the 2016 Paris Agreement. Without sweeping change, we can expect “more melting ice, higher sea levels, more heatwaves and other extreme weather,” per the World Meteorological Organization. And that’ll only be the beginning.
The scientific community has made its demands clear, but emissions are still rising, politicians are failing to act, and the oil industry is getting richer. It’s all horribly distressing, and that’s why I doubt you’ll blame me for blurting out, “How doomed are we?” the moment I sat down with renowned climate modeling expert …

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