I thought most of us were going to die from the climate crisis. I was wrong | Climate crisis | The Guardian

of succeeding, according to a recent study based on current emissions trends, are one in 20. If by some miracle we are able to limit warming to two degrees, we will only have to negotiate the extinction of the world’s tropical reefs, sea-level rise of several meters and the abandonment of the Persian Gulf. The climate scientist James Hansen has cal

Yes, the situation we find ourselves in is far worse than we think and maybe worse than we can imagine. . . . And yes, the actions offered by our governments amount to “too little too late”. . . And yes, the promise of technological salvation delivered via mystical “market forces” is complete nonsense . . .Yes, that may all be true. And that should

that they are right. Logically they are right: we don’t have a snowball’s chance in hell,” before going on to make a strong case for “acting with passionate dedication to life” regardless. “How lucky we are to be alive now — that we can measure up in this way.”

The consequences of catastrophic climate change are daunting, almost too terrifying to contemplate, and denial can help us through it.

Yes, the situation we find ourselves in is far worse than we think and maybe worse than we can imagine. . . . And yes, the actions offered by our governments amount to “too little too late”. . . And yes, the promise of technological salvation delivered via mystical “market forces” is complete nonsense . . .Yes, that may all be true. And that should