Climate Quotes by Mark Lynas

Mark Lynas

If substantial methyl hydrate melt begins to occur in the Arctic Ocean basin, then the (carbon) accelerator will be jammed, and there will be nothing we can do to cut the speed of climate change.

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Cutting

Ocean

Mark Lynas

Once the ‘portals of the future close – in Amazonia, Siberia or the Arctic – we will find ourselves powerless to affect the outcome of this dreadful tale.

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Outcomes

Portal

Mark Lynas

Only by advocating ‘politically unrealistic’ CO2 concentrations can runaway global warming be avoided. But what is politically realistic for humans is whollymunrelated to what is physically realistic for the planet.

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Global Warming

Realistic

Mark Lynas

Our evolutionary psychology preconditions us not to respond to threats which can be postponed until later.

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Evolutionary Psychology

Psychology

Mark Lynas

The worst case scenario sees the Amazon rainforest burning, huge amounts of methane being released by Siberian peat bogs and so on – by the time today’s six year olds are 60, such a scenario would see global warming already out of control.

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This is like playing Russian roulette with a Luger rather than a revolver. One bullet, one chamber – and we’re pulling the trigger.

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We humans, one species of animal amongst millions, have now become the de facto guardians of the planet’s climate stability.

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Climate Quotes by Mark Lynas

If substantial methyl hydrate melt begins to occur in the Arctic Ocean basin, then the (carbon) accelerator will be jammed, and there will be nothing we can do to cut the speed of climate change.

Once the ‘portals of the future close – in Amazonia, Siberia or the Arctic – we will find ourselves powerless to affect the outcome of this dreadful tale.

Only by advocating ‘politically unrealistic’ CO2 concentrations can runaway global warming be avoided. But what is politically realistic for humans is whollymunrelated to what is physically realistic for the planet.

Our evolutionary psychology preconditions us not to respond to threats which can be postponed until later.

The worst case scenario sees the Amazon rainforest burning, huge amounts of methane being released by Siberian peat bogs and so on – by the time today’s six year olds are 60, such a scenario would see global warming already out of control.

This is like playing Russian roulette with a Luger rather than a revolver. One bullet, one chamber – and we’re pulling the trigger.

We humans, one species of animal amongst millions, have now become the de facto guardians of the planet’s climate stability.

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