We Need to Stop Pretending we can Limit Global Warming to 1.5°C
&gt; Rather than collapse into despair, getting real about 1.5°C should mean we are able to hold open a space of grounded, realistic optimism.<p>So what does that realistic optimism look like? &quot;We&#x27;re never gonna make 1.5, we&#x27;ve already blown past it, hundreds of millions of people are going to suffer and die because of the choices of the wealthy. But, on the bright side...&quot;<p>I don&#x27;t think many people, especially politicians, can honestly be realistic AND optimistic. You can&#x27;t put optimism into this conversation until you&#x27;ve first had acceptance. And you can&#x27;t have acceptance until you have at least understood the significance of the situation and probably gone through some kind of grieving process. We&#x27;re way off from that. People are still booking international vacations and buying brand new full size SUVs to do groceries.<p>And there&#x27;s no need to collapse into despair either.