It's the difference between what's possible, and what's probable. You are more optimistic than I am...and good on you. Someone has to be...I am not. Humans don't seem to change until they are at the precipice, and we aren't there...yet.
I just keep looking at the grading of countries in the Paris Agreement and there are far more in the insufficient to critically insufficient category than in the <1.5 degree Celsius compatable category. And most countries in the agreement had set themselves very modest goals five years ago....
Look at the chart on pg 9 of the PDF, and tell me you aren't both concerned and angry that so many countries are in the orange and red?
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