O=C=O<p>The only way to reduce temperatures is to reduce carbon.</p><p>The burning of <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> – <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oil</span></a>, <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/coal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coal</span></a>, and <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/NaturalGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalGas</span></a> – is the primary source of man-made atmospheric <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/CarbonDioxide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarbonDioxide</span></a>. Since the start of the industrial revolution, humans have contributed more than 2,000 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.</p><p>After it is released into the atmosphere, the carbon dioxide is naturally redistributed between the <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/atmosphere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atmosphere</span></a>, the <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oceans</span></a>, and the <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/biosphere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biosphere</span></a>. However, none of the emitted <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/carbon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carbon</span></a> will return to the <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Earth</span></a> by natural processes for many tens of thousands of years. <br>As a result, the carbon that humans release by burning fossil fuels will lead to increased levels of carbon in the atmosphere, <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a>, and <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/biosphere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biosphere</span></a> for many thousands of years.</p><p>If carbon dioxide is allowed to continue to accumulate in the atmosphere, it will be impossible for the world to stay below 2.0°C, let alone 1.5°C. </p><p><a href="https://berkeleyearth.org/policy-insights/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">berkeleyearth.org/policy-insig</span><span class="invisible">hts/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateScience</span></a> <br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/CO2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CO2</span></a></p>