WASHINGTON POST • February 23, 2022
One of the biggest obstacles to avoiding global climate breakdown is that so many people think there’s nothing we can do about it. To the contrary, the best climate science suggests that humanity can still limit the damage to a fraction of the worst projections if governments, businesses and all of us take strong action starting now. Yes, CO2 pushes temperatures higher, but carbon “sinks,” including forests and in particular the oceans, absorb almost half of the CO2 that is emitted, causing atmospheric CO2 levels to drop, offsetting the delayed warming effect.