“Even temporarily exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius before bringing temperatures back down — a scenario known as an “overshoot” — could cause sea level rises and other disastrous repercussions that might last millenia.”
“Even temporarily exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius before bringing temperatures back down — a scenario known as an “overshoot” — could cause sea level rises and other disastrous repercussions that might last millenia.”
It’s analogue. It’s a fader, not an on/off switch. It’s set at 1.5 to give us a buffer between us and 2, which is where it gets really nasty.
But every 0.1 lower is better than 0.1 higher, whether it’s above or below 2.