Not exact matches
So even if you stopped all CO2 emissions
today, there would still be
warming left «
in the
pipeline.»
That could easily be 50 %, which means that even if atmospheric CO2 levels off
today, there's as much
warming in the
pipeline as we've already seen.
Short of a complete cessation of emissions
today, there is no foreseeable way to avoid the bulk of the
warming «
in the
pipeline.»
Thirdly, the temperature several decades from now is to a large extent already determined by the current energy imbalance due to the extra CO2 already
in the atmosphere right now, so short of a complete cessation of emissions
today, there is no foreseeable way to avoid the bulk of the
warming that is «
in the
pipeline».
In a news analysis published
today, the New York Times concludes that while the tax bill provision on Keystone XL will likely kill the project, the victory will do little to stop future
pipelines, stall tar sands development, or slow down global
warming.