Guest essay by Eric Worrall
h/t Dr. Willie Soon; IPCC lead author Glen Peters and friends are frustrated, some misinterpreting calls for immediate emissions cuts to mean we still have a few years to act.
Climate change: The key UN finding is widely misunderstood
By Matt McGrath
Environmental reporterIn the document, the researchers wrote that greenhouse gases are forecast to peak “before 2025 at the latest”.
This implies that carbon stocks could increase in three years and the world could still avoid dangerous warming.
But scientists say that is incorrect and emissions need to be reduced immediately.
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“Global greenhouse gases are projected to peak between 2020 and 2025 at the latest, according to globally modeled pathways that limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.” , the summary states.
Most media outlets including the BBC have concluded that means emissions could increase until 2025 and the world could still stay below 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Glen Peters, from the International Center for Climate Research in Oslo, and an IPCC, said: “When you read the text as it is presented, it gives the impression that you have reached the year 2025, which I think This is a very unfortunate result. main author.
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So what happened?
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Dr Joeri Rogelj, from Imperial College London, and lead author of the IPCC, said: “Because the models operate on 5-year increments, we cannot produce reports with high accuracy. than.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-enosystem-61110406
I can understand Glen Peters and Dr. Joeri Rogelj’s frustration. I mean, they struggled to write perhaps the bleakest, most devastating climate report in history, only to accidentally leave a glimmer of hope, an excuse to delay climate action. . And like water falling through a leaky bucket, even the BBC slipped through the crack in their reporting.
Good luck next time those alarmed.
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