Many of us know something is wrong, that the planet is warming because of increased greenhouse gases, but we don’t know the full consequences of that. The vast majority of us know much less than we think. And this should not be a surprise. We have never been shown the graphs which show how much the CO2 emissions must be reduced for us to stay below the 1.5°C limit. We have never been told the meaning of the aspect of equity in the Paris Agreement – and why it’s so important. We have never been taught about feedback loops or tipping points – or what the runaway greenhouse effect is.
