What will happen to the environment in 2030?

If nations make good on their latest promises to reduce emissions by 2030, the planet will warm by at least 2.7℃ this century, a report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has found. This overshoots the crucial internationally agreed temperature rise of 1.5℃.

How much longer will we be able to live on earth?

This is expected to occur between 1.5 and 4.5 billion years from now. A high obliquity would probably result in dramatic changes in the climate and may destroy the planet’s habitability.

What will the environment be like in 2025?

By 2025, some 3 billion people will live in land-short countries and another 2 billion will be living in urban areas with high levels of air pollution. Ecosystem destruction is so severe that as many as 60,000 plant species could be lost by the year 2025.

Is hope good science for politics?

So hope is good science, and that’s good for politics. Opportunities to expand the space of uncertainty at the root of hope are right in front of us. While the climate impacts have been terrible in 2020, there has never been as much momentum for political action on climate change as there is now:

What is Commanding Hope and why does it matter?

They can enhance the uncertainty that keeps despair at bay. They provide hope. This motivating hope, or what political scientist Thomas Homer-Dixon calls commanding hope, is not just scientifically valid and politically astute, it is the only viable moral choice.

How bad is the future of humanity?

In short, a “ghastly future of mass extinction, declining health and climate-disruption upheavals,” according to a recent report in Frontiers in Conservation Science. It’s so bad that I’ve begun to mutter darkly about the end of humanity.

What is climate despair and why is it bad?

Climate despair is feeling with certainty that “we’re screwed,” that the worst impacts of climate change are inevitable and can no longer be stopped. Despair feels reasonable given what we’re learning about climate change and seeing in the news. But it is a temptation that should be resisted.