The 1.5C climate goal died at Cop27 – but hope must not
by Damian Carrington Environment editor from on (#661B5)
Every fraction of a degree increases human suffering, so the fight to end the fossil fuel industry must ramp up
When the history of the climate crisis is written, in whatever world awaits us, Cop27 will be seen as the moment when the dream of keeping global heating below 1.5C died.
Does that mean giving up? Absolutely not. The 1.5C target is not a threshold beyond which hope also dies. Every fraction of a degree means an increase in human suffering and must therefore be fought for. How? With everything we have, to tear down the barrier between us and climate stability: the fossil fuel industry.
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