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The short answer is no, it is not too late to prevent the worst impacts of climate change, but truly "reversing" the damage already done is a much more complex challenge. To understand what is possible, scientists distinguish between stopping further warming and reversing the warming we have already caused. --- 1. Can we stop global warming? (Yes, and quickly) For a long time, there was a co

To answer this question accurately, it is helpful to look at the consensus of climate scientists, NASA, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The short answer is no, it is not too late to prevent the worst impacts of climate change, but we cannot instantly "reverse" it. There is a major scientific difference between stopping climate change from getting worse and reversing t