c/futurology · by Espiritdescali@futurology.today · 2yExxon says world set to fail 2°C global warming cap by 2050 https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exxon-projects-oil-gas-be-54-worlds-energy-needs-2050-2023-08-28/121 points · 15 comments · view on lemmy.world
15 Comments
Someguy89@lemmy.world · 59 pts · 2y
FrankLaskey@lemmy.ml · 26 pts · 2y
Congrats Exxon! You did it!
Mannimarco@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 2y
I assume they're happy about that
Phanatik@kbin.social · 4 pts · 2y
What do you mean the Earth is getting hotter? My Air Conditioning is working fine!
Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 2y
I assume they're lying about how soon.
Syl@jlai.lu · 4 pts · 2y
Yep, most likely 2040.
MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y
Well they oughta know.
TheBlue22@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
When will we start executing executives who made this happen?
Ni@kbin.social · 4 pts · 2y
Well yes, I wonder if they had a plan beyond the statement.
Ni@kbin.social · 10 pts · 2y
anonionfinelyminced@kbin.social · 12 pts · 2y
"It's those darn shareholders! Our hands are tied!"
Ni@kbin.social · 3 pts · 2y
Seems like the reasoning they are going with. Really we need to make it somehow more profitable to do the right/climate focused things.
Sabata11792@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y
I would say they are planning on paying Congress to increase the cap. Not that we will survive till 2050
rem26_art@kbin.social · 3 pts · 2y
and i wonder who's fault that is?
No_Eponym@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 2y
More accurate headline.
Poob@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 2y
The world will only care when millions of climate refugees start moving to cooler areas.
What the world does to those refugees... I don't expect happiness.