Kent Peacock on whether 2C Guardrail or Guide Rail to Disaster.

Our speaker today is Dr. Kent Peacock, Professor of Philosophy at U Lethbridge.  He works in foundations of physics, logic, & philosophy of the environment.  He has a strong interest in all matters related to climate & energy, & he is currently holder of a SSHRC Insight Grant to study "The Symbiotic Conception of Sustainability." 

DESCRIPTION: The idea that 2 ⁰C is a safe guardrail for global heating was a guesstimate by an economist almost fifty years ago, and it had a sketchy scientific basis even at that time.  The 2023 State of the Cryosphere report says unequivocally, “Two Degrees is Too High.”  The only hope of preventing catastrophic sea level rise, say the authors of this report, would be to cool the planet to a temperature anomaly of no more than 1 ⁰C.  In a year of bad news for the climate, no one wants to hear a prescription like this, but climate policy must be adjusted—quickly—to reflect this grim reality.

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