Most importantly, it tells us that if humanity slashes emissions to zero…

Every time I hear one of these hypothetical Fantasyland takes of everyone getting on the same page I almost laugh. It would be nice, and I really don’t want to increase my already high level of cynicism, but does anyone really think we’ll all get on the same page? I know in the US a large swath of the population holds strongly to anti-environment beliefs, firmly rooted in ignorance and culture war rhetoric. I also know that rampant capitalism will do everything it can to protect short term gains.

Literally every little bit of effective action will impact the future temperature by some fraction of a degree.

It is functionally inevitable that climate change will cause catastrophic changes to the world we live in during this century. But, I would say that it’s highly likely that there will still be some people, living within the catastrophe, in some sort of place.

However bad or not-as-bad-as-we-thought it winds up to be, every little fraction will make a little positive impact on the world they’re living in.

One of the biggest obstacles to avoiding global climate breakdown is that so many people think there’s nothing we can do about it. They point out that record-breaking heat waves, fires, and storms are already devastating communities and economies throughout the world. And they’ve long been told that temperatures will keep rising for decades to come, no matter how many solar panels replace oil derricks or how many meat-eaters go vegetarian. No wonder they think we’re doomed.

I’m so tired of this bullshit. I am a doomer. I believe that our current society will collapse, rather sooner than later.

Why? Because the consensus is “we can still avoid the worst if we all come together now and work together!”. You mean like we did during the global pandemic? The opposite is happening, we are widening our differences and move apart. We fight each other in stupid wars.

I am a doomer. I live a simple life, choose not to fly for holidays, hardly ever drive and avoid things that I believe are bad for climate if I can. If governments would come together to tackle the issue of global warming, I would appreciate it. Even if I would get taxed harder. Or if my food gets rationed. Man, even if I would be called to voluntarily work on a solution. I am longing for action!

I tell you what is one of the biggest obstacles to avoiding climate breakdown: It’s the companies, that sow doubt in science. It’s politicians that divide the people. It’s the climate deniers, who don’t want action.