Originally Posted by drone
If this interpretation is correct, it's hardly reason to pop any corks.Most experts believe that warming of less than 2 degrees Celsius from preindustrial levels will result in no net economic and ecological damage. Therefore, the new report is effectively saying (based on the middle of the range of the IPCC's emissions scenarios) that there is a better than 50-50 chance that by 2083, the benefits of climate change will still outweigh the harm.
Yet Vuk's reaction seems to be analogous to this:
Doctor: Good news! The latest tests have pushed back the cancer prognosis by a few years.
Patient: You hear that? Cancer's a myth! Time to smoke a pack to celebrate!
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