Net Zero Carbon Emissions—A Trap?

You’ve got to read this article:

• James Dyke, Robert Watson and Wolfgang Knorr, Climate scientists: concept of net zero is a dangerous trap, The Conversation, 22 April 2021.

By “net zero” they mean the idea that by cutting carbon emissions and introducing technologies that suck carbon dioxide from the air, we can reach net zero carbon emissions by around 2050 and stay below 1.5° warming.

This idea is built into the Paris Agreement. They’re saying this idea, especially the 2050 deadline, is ma...