Responses

Is it too late to reverse climate change? I'll gather the latest science on what's still reversible and what we can do next. No — it is not too late to limit climate change, but it is too late to fully reverse it back to pre-industrial conditions on a human timescale - and almost certainly too late to avoid temporarily passing 1.5°C. Scientists frame the question as two different problems: what

Is it too late to turn back climate change? I'll check the latest science on what can still be reversed and what's coming. No — but "reverse" needs to be defined carefully. Scientists make a distinction between: 1. Preventing any climate change at all — that is too late. 2. Stopping further warming — that is still possible. 3. Fully reversing warming back to pre-industrial levels — that would

Your question matters — I'll pull the latest science on whether climate change can still be reversed. No, it is not too late to limit climate change - but it is too late to completely reverse it quickly back to its pre-industrial state. Scientists make a distinction between reversing all past changes and stopping further warming. 1. Some changes are already locked in and irreversible on human