Harsh Facts of the Week
These facts come from 350.org and their campaigns to curb global warming.
350 parts per million is what scientists and climate experts believe is the safe upper limit of how much carbon dioxide can be in our atmosphere. We recently broke 400 ppm.
Scientists and governments alike also agree that warming the Earth by 2 more degrees Celsius would create a catastrophic outcome.
We can emit 565 more gigatons of CO2 and stay below that disastrous 2˚C mark.
Fossil fuel corporations have enough fuel in their reserves to create 2,795 gigatons of carbon dioxide emissions- almost five times the safe amount.
Picture courtesy of: http://www.carbonemissionstradingexchange.com/
These numbers are simple and straightforward. They tell us that we need to get off our butts and do something. We have no place for careless fossil fuel, oil, and coal burning in a liveable future. Enough said.
“The environment is where we all meet; where all have a mutual interest; it is the one thing all of us share. It is not only a mirror of ourselves, but a focusing lens on what we can become.” –Lady Bird Johnson
