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Re: Limiting Global Warming Will be Hard, But Hardly Impossible

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Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> wrote:
> On Monday, December 21, 2015 at 11:42:08 AM UTC-8, Sam Wormley wrote:
>> Limiting Global Warming Will be Hard, But Hardly Impossible
>> > http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/limiting-global-warming-will-be-hard-but-hardly-impossible/
>> 
>> 
>> > For decades, researchers have been sounding the alarm on climate
>> > change: it's happening, we're causing it, it's bad. The message from
>> > IPCC and elsewhere has long been that solving the climate challenge
>> > is technically feasible, and what's missing is political will. With
>> > the adoption of the Paris Agreement last weekend, the world finally
>> > has its mandate of political will. In total, 196 nations confirmed
>> > that climate change is a "common concern of humankind" and adopted
>> > the target to limit warming well below 2° Celsius, aiming for no more
>> > than 1.5° above preindustrial levels. For the first time, these
>> > temperature targets are linked with mechanisms to achieve them, which
>> > sends a powerful signal that society is ready to act on climate
>> > change.
>> >
>> > What does this mean for scientists? I see this as a clarion call for
>> > more researchers (including myself) to reorient our work towards
>> > further exploring and creating solutions to meet the social mandate
>> > to live in a world where many of the worst impacts never happen,
>> > while understanding the impacts that are already here and those
>> > expected under the new target. The first is necessary to meet the
>> > ambitious but essential target; the second, to determine the
>> > magnitude of the investments in resilience, and flows of both
>> > technology and finance, that will be required to manage the impacts.
>> 
> 
> Climate change shock: Burning fossil fuels 'COOLS planet', says NASA!
> 
> http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/628524/Climate-change-shock-Burning-fossil-fuels-COOLs-planet-says-NASA
> 
> What a surprise!
> 
> Double-A
 
It is "settled science" so there can be nothing new to learn.


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Jim Pennino

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Limiting Global Warming Will be Hard, But Hardly Impossible Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-12-21 13:42 -0600
  Re: Limiting Global Warming Will be Hard, But Hardly Impossible Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2015-12-21 14:15 -0600
  Re: Limiting Global Warming Will be Hard, But Hardly Impossible jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-12-21 21:23 +0000
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      Re: Limiting Global Warming Will be Hard, But Hardly Impossible benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-12-21 21:11 -0500
      Re: Limiting Global Warming Will be Hard, But Hardly Impossible jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-12-22 03:31 +0000
    Re: Limiting Global Warming Will be Hard, But Hardly Impossible Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-12-22 16:31 -0600
      Re: Limiting Global Warming Will be Hard, But Hardly Impossible jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-12-22 23:31 +0000
  Re: Limiting Global Warming Will be Hard, But Hardly Impossible "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2015-12-21 16:43 -0800
    Re: Limiting Global Warming Will be Hard, But Hardly Impossible john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2015-12-21 17:14 -0800
      Re: Limiting Global Warming Will be Hard, But Hardly Impossible jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-12-22 02:10 +0000
      Re: Limiting Global Warming Will be Hard, But Hardly Impossible Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-12-21 22:36 -0600
        Re: Limiting Global Warming Will be Hard, But Hardly Impossible jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-12-22 06:06 +0000
          Re: Limiting Global Warming Will be Hard, But Hardly Impossible Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-12-22 12:13 -0600
      Re: Limiting Global Warming Will be Hard, But Hardly Impossible Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2015-12-22 09:28 -0600
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      Re: Limiting Global Warming Will be Hard, But Hardly Impossible "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2015-12-22 12:12 -0800
        Re: Limiting Global Warming Will be Hard, But Hardly Impossible jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-12-22 20:23 +0000
          Re: Limiting Global Warming Will be Hard, But Hardly Impossible "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2015-12-22 13:11 -0800
    Re: Limiting Global Warming Will be Hard, But Hardly Impossible Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-12-21 22:35 -0600
      Re: Limiting Global Warming Will be Hard, But Hardly Impossible "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2015-12-22 12:27 -0800
  Re: Limiting Global Warming Will be Hard, But Hardly Impossible Wally W. <ww84wa@aim.com> - 2015-12-22 09:16 -0500
  Re: Limiting Global Warming Will be Hard, But Hardly Impossible Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2015-12-22 12:41 -0800
    Re: Limiting Global Warming Will be Hard, But Hardly Impossible jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-12-22 20:48 +0000
      Re: Limiting Global Warming Will be Hard, But Hardly Impossible "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2015-12-22 13:11 -0800
        Re: Limiting Global Warming Will be Hard, But Hardly Impossible jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-12-22 23:33 +0000
    Re: Limiting Global Warming Will be Hard, But Hardly Impossible Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-12-22 16:35 -0600
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