Is a game of self deception being played in relation to the “safe” temperature rise target limit of 2° C or lower as proposed in the Kyoto Protocol?
I ask this question as we are just now seeing the impacts of 200 years worth of carbon emissions. Even where we to stop all emissions and deforestation today, it is still going to take the environment some 50 years at best to find it's new balance.
Your thoughts please.
Not to say all is lost so we should not do anything. We have to do hard things now so that those yet not here can still live on earth surface.
The problem is we need to set some goal. If we can mitigate to some degree the impact its better than nothing and when it comes to politics they are balancing economy and science. Ideally the global actions should be stronger based upon the science but climate change has been known for decades and only now are we seeing any consensus on action from politicians as money (economy) has silenced a lot of previous attempts. For me its good we are seeing at least some goals and the push for change will hopefully continue to improve goals.
However disturbing the thought, self-deception about climate change may still be a step forward in the face of denial (or cluelessness), even if achieving that small step is likely to prove very difficult.
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