Climate scientists: concept of net zero is a dangerous trap. 22/04/2021
Dyke, James ; Watson, Robert ; Knorr, Wolfgang
2021
17 p.
climate change ; international agreement ; decarbonization
Environment
https://theconversation.com/climate-scientists-concept-of-net-zero-is-a-dangerous-trap-157368
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Ill.
"Sometimes realisation comes in a blinding flash. Blurred outlines snap into shape and suddenly it all makes sense. Underneath such revelations is typically a much slower-dawning process. Doubts at the back of the mind grow. The sense of confusion that things cannot be made to fit together increases until something clicks. Or perhaps snaps.
Collectively we three authors of this article must have spent more than 80 years thinking about climate change. Why has it taken us so long to speak out about the obvious dangers of the concept of net zero? In our defence, the premise of net zero is deceptively simple – and we admit that it deceived us. ..."
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