"Almost 80% of the respondents, all from the authoritative #IPCC, foresee at least 2.5C of global heating, while almost half anticipate at least 3C (5.4F). Only 6% thought the internationally agreed 1.5C (2.7F) limit would be met.
Many of the scientists envisage a “semi-dystopian” future, with famines, conflicts and mass migration, driven by heatwaves, wildfires, floods and storms of an intensity and frequency far beyond those that have already struck."
"The #climate#SocialScience community starts their teaching and research where the bulk of the “climate scientists are despairing” type articles end their discussions.
“Hope is a practice.”
"There is a collective feeling of responsibility on the part of climate social scientists to work to advance long-term transformations towards sustainability and justice."