COP28 and climate science

Climate scientists are unanimously terrified by the speed at which things are moving, but also relieved that the crisis is finally getting some serious attention from both the public and the governments.

Climate scientist James Hansen has returned to tell us that it’s bad news when it comes to how much warming we will get in the long run from doubling the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Photograph courtesy of Chris Bentley/Flickr

Opinion

BY GWYNNE DYER

November 30, 2023

LONDON, U.K.—At the opening of the United Nations’ COP28 global climate summit, here are some thoughts about the state of climate science.

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