Feedback Loops A Key To Low Carbon Transition
Folks are right to be concerned. The fact that there are milestones in our journey toward climate disruption after which reversing course becomes even harder than it already is should make us even more hesitant about every single degree of warming we contribute to According to one recent study, the inclusion of climate tipping points would increase the so-called “social cost of carbon” by as much as 25%. We should not forget, however, that tipping points can work both ways—specifically in the form of technological and sociological feedback loops that could mean non-linear progress toward a low carbon economy....