We have #50months to avoid climate disaster - but change is in the air

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We have #50months to avoid climate disaster - but change is in the air

50 months and counting: We mark the half-way point in our countdown by inviting 50 individuals to propose ways out of our climate predicament. By Satoru Kikuchi Tweet "One or other of us will have to go," Oscar Wilde is supposed to have said on his deathbed to the hated wallpaper in his room. The perilous acceleration of Arctic ice loss , and the imminent threat of irreversible climate change poses a similar ultimatum to the economic system that is pushing us over the brink. For society's sake I hope this time we redecorate. Fortunately, many people are queuing up to propose better designs, rather than just cursing the interiors, as you can read about here . Monday 1 October marks the halfway point in a 100-month countdown to a game of climate roulette . On a very conservative estimate, 50 months from now, the dice become loaded against us in terms of keeping under a 2C te...

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50 months to avoid climate disaster? One org's estimate -- and reason for hope: [link]
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nef states that we have 50 months within which the world needs to change to keep under a 2C rise in temperature [link]
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