Nations have agreed we must keep the climate from warming more than 2° Celsius. That means no more than 565 Gigatons more of carbon dioxide. But energy companies have reserves of 2,795 Gigatons of carbon.
Humanity can survive if we can keep the climate from warming less than two degrees Celsius, and emit less than 565 Gigatons of carbon dioxide. The problem: energy companies have 2,795 Gigatons of carbon left to burn. Environmentalist and writer Bill McKibben talks about his recent Rolling Stone article, “Global Warming’s Terrifying New Math” with host Steve Curwood.