It was a tough message to process 10 months into a devastating pandemic, when so many of us are already burnt out from worrying about our families’ health and how we’re going to pay the bills.
But two days before the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement in December, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg shared a sobering video statement with her 17 million social media followers: “At the current emission rate, our remaining CO2 budgets for 1.5 degrees will be completely gone within seven years, long before we have a chance to deliver on our 2030 or 2050 targets.”