The BBC story reminded me of Al Gore's 2006 prediction that stated unless nations took “drastic measures” then the Earth "would reach a point of no return within 10 years."[1]
It's weird how the deadline for point of no return is being pushed ahead every few years.
So, when do you think the point of no return is now?
I've read that even if we stop all CO2 emissions now the heating will continue for quite some time before nature gets the 410ppm back to 350ppm or wherever it needs to be for stable state. So, in a way we're way past the point of no return and we probably were in 2006 already.
Ah yes, looking into it further, here is the claim:
"25-50 years are needed for Earth’s surface temperature to reach 60 percent of its equilibrium response"
Ah yes, looking into it further, here is the claim: "25-50 years are needed for Earth’s surface temperature to reach 60 percent of its equilibrium response"
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/sci/early/2005/04/28/...