Climate Change – key questions

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Abstract
Last but not least, triggered by the outcome of COP 29, this article tries to answer the following three questions:
a)Can we still meet the goal, identified in the Paris Agreement, to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees C?
b)Could we avoid dangerous climate change – characterized by a ‘hot house scenario’ - without geoengineering (the deliberate altering of global atmospheric or oceanic conditions) or are we already in a technology trap?
c)If we are already in an emergency situation: what could be possible next steps – also from a process perspective?
This article intends to start a discussion, hopefully informed by persons/scientists, who have the skills and knowledge to provide robust answers in order to inform decisions makers as well as the interested public. However, given the limited expertise of the author, this article does not intend to provide final answers but tries to explain why those questions are relevant and not trivial to be answered.

Keywords
climate change; tipping points; geoengineering;

Cite this paper
Klaus Radunsky, Climate Change – key questions , SCIREA Journal of Environment. Volume 9, Issue 1, February 2025 | PP. 1-18. 10.54647/environmental610417

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