Climate Change? Nahhh ...

It's actually 1.8 degrees.

 

My God, environmental science reporting ...

No scientific study has concluded that. No scientific study could conclude that.

 

I thought this thread was going to be about the 70 degree weather in New York today.

#EastCoastBias

 

Heh. Global warming. It was 84 here this afternoon.

 

So the world is doomed and we have no chance of saving it?

 

Give that another try ... Final grades aren't due just yet.

 

I think the "goal" is 1.8 degrees, but the actual agreement sets the limit at 3.6:

A deal to attempt to limit the rise in global temperatures to less than 2C has been agreed at the climate change summit in Paris after two weeks of intense negotiations.
...
To keep global temperature increase "well below" 2C (3.6F) and to pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5C

COP21 climate change summit reaches deal in Paris - BBC News

I think the original version of the Times article wrote it that way as well.

 

No chearing, people. No chearing allowed.

 

Chears, Rip!

 

"Some aspects of the agreement will be legally binding, such as submitting an emissions reduction target and the regular review of that goal."

Submitting a target: That sounds like a New Year's resolution to lose 25 pounds without an actual plan to get it done.