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Sunday, September 30th, 2018

Trump administration assumes world will warm by devastating amount

Author:     Andrew Freedman
Source:     Axios
Publication Date:     28 September 2018
 Link: Trump administration assumes world will warm by devastating amount
Stephan:   This is one of the most amazing articles SR has ever published. Indeed, I think it is one of the most amazing statements ever made by an American administration. The Trump administration acknowledges that by the end of the century the temperature will go up 4°C/ 7.2°F if we don't do anything, and they accept that and don't plan to do anything about it. Really. They actually say this, admit it. As anyone who bothers to acquaint themselves with the research,  the challenge is to limit the rise to  1.5°C/2.7°F, relative to preindustrial levels. Seven degrees will be civilization challenging, possibly destroying, at least in any form we are used to.

Extreme weather events, such as the recent flooding from Hurricane Florence in North Carolina, will be more frequent and intense under higher levels of global warming.
Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty

In calculating the potential environmental impacts of freezing federal fuel economy standards in 2020, the Trump administration made the assumption that the world will warm by about 4°C, or 7.2°F, by 2100, when compared to preindustrial levels, first reported by the Washington Post on Friday and since confirmed by Axios.

Why it matters: Such a high amount of warming would also far exceed the amount that scientists say would result in potentially catastrophic impacts, including the partial to complete collapse of the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets. It also would be double the amount of warming that world leaders set as their target in the Paris Climate Agreement, which the Trump administration intends to pull out of.

The details: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration document states that the impacts of nearly 7°F of global warming would be severe, […]

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4 Comments

  1. will on Sunday, September 30, 2018 at 5:11 am

    I seldom use the term but evil seems correct to describe these blatant, destructive behaviors of the current suicidal mad men in charge. The direct opposite of live, of the loving respect due all beings on this planet this mob represents death and destruction.

    Consciously they seem to be chasing after more and more, greed drives them but really unconsciously they are seeking death and escape from life. How else could it be? We humans live only a short time at best the end is always assured no matter how much power and wealth one accumulates. This from the crowd that frequently proclaim their love of god and family. They better hope they have a confirmed reservation on the rapture express.

  2. Bob Fankhauser on Sunday, September 30, 2018 at 1:49 pm

    Stephan,

    Apparently you don’t understand ChristoFascism. All the good people will be raptured long before global climate change causes problems for them and the rest of you losers just don’t matter.

    • Stephan Schwartz on Sunday, September 30, 2018 at 5:42 pm

      Bob —
      I suspect you meant that as sarcasm, but the truth is millions believe exactly that. If you are outside the christofascist bubble it is hard to believe that people actually believe such things — but they do.

  3. Gus diZerega on Monday, October 1, 2018 at 8:37 pm

    Those knowingly pursuing this policy, and believing this, need to die in jail.