Seems Bad

We seem to have cycled through our effective official policy being: 1) it's not happening, 2) it's happening but we're not responsible, 3) we're responsible but it's too expensive to do anything about it, also something something China and Africa 4) it's too late to do anything about it, and back to to 5) it's not happening.

The collapse of a critical Atlantic current can no longer be considered a low-likelihood event, a study has concluded, making deep cuts to fossil fuel emissions even more urgent to avoid the catastrophic impact.

The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (Amoc) is a major part of the global climate system. It brings sun-warmed tropical water to Europe and the Arctic, where it cools and sinks to form a deep return current. The Amoc was already known to be at its weakest in 1,600 years as a result of the climate crisis.