And, by the way, we've already warmed by 1 degree C and are well on our way to 1.5. Net zero by 2050, scientists have said, is the key to limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. “The more important message is that we need to be net zero by 2050 - that we need to have emissions taken out of the atmosphere at the same rate we're putting them in,” she said. Peter, said the panel did mention in its report a need to cut emissions in half by 2030, but “that was sort of an arbitrary point that we picked.' Liverman, who spoke last month at a conference at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. 'The message that's had the greatest impact from our report was the one where we said we have to act soon, and we have to make very deep cuts in emissions,” said Diana Liverman, a professor at the University of Arizona who was one of about 90 scientists who wrote and reviewed the report. “Family planning has started to seem kind of pointless, because if the consequences are coming as soon and will be as dire as everyone makes it out to be, then I don't think I want to bring kids into this world,” wrote Sam Gagnon, 24, who recently moved from Minneapolis to New York City.

There's been some confusion about what we have to do - and by when - to avoid catastrophe, and people really want to know, especially young people. But that same report also talks about another year: 2050. We often hear that we have just over a decade to turn greenhouse gas emissions around and avoid the worst effects of climate change.Ī reference to the year 2030 comes from a report the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released last year. What is the real time frame for a no-return climate crisis situation? And what will actually happen when that deadline hits? - Sam Gagnon, New York And while you’re there, vote for the other questions you think we should tackle next. Got a question you’re dying to ask? Share it here. 'Hello, humans': Google's Duplex could make Assistant the most lifelike AI yet.įight the Power: Take a look at who's transforming the way we think about energy.Welcome to Climate Curious, where we answer your most pressing questions about climate change, from the complicated to the too-afraid-to-ask. Hispanic and black workers face greater exposure, according to the report. Rural communities, for example, are more vulnerable. There are also other factors like location to consider. Generally, lower-wage jobs run a higher risk of getting automated. However, the most vulnerable jobs are those with 'predictable physical and cognitive tasks.' Jobs that tend to be more creative or require higher interpersonal social skills or higher education are somewhat more secure. 'The discourse appears to be arriving at a more complicated, mixed understanding that suggests that automation will bring neither apocalypse nor utopia, but instead both benefits and stresses alike,' the report says.Īs far as the most susceptible jobs, the report says there's not really a field that won't be affected by automation and AI. Another 36 percent - 52 million - will face 'medium exposure.' That translates to about 36 million jobs. There's a lot of handwringing when it comes to the future of jobs.Ī report from the Brookings Institution, released Thursday, adds to the pile of stats suggesting we'll all be replaced by robots one day.Īmong the report's main findings: 25 percent of US workers will face what the report authors calls 'high exposure' to automation in the next few decades.

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