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dang ◴[] No.44463006[source]
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topato ◴[] No.44461309[source]
Did it actually say it will DOUBLE the CO2 concentration? Definitely past the point of no return. I guess us millennials WILL actually see the worst climate change outcomes WELL within our lifetimes...
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flanked-evergl[dead post] ◴[] No.44461507[source]
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dao- ◴[] No.44461532[source]
In climate science parlance it means it's a conservative guess and will likely happen faster than anticipated.
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flanked-evergl[dead post] ◴[] No.44461569[source]
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lynx97 ◴[] No.44461614[source]
30 years ago I learnt in school in chemistry class that earths oil reserves will be used up in 30 years.
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1. dao- ◴[] No.44461649{3}[source]
School chemistry means it was a ~20 year old prediction 30 years ago, based on known oil deposits 50 years ago.

It would have been a hopeful prediction from today's perspective, as we would necessarily have stopped pumping and burning oil by now, but unfortunately we haven't.