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>>11036605
> Is such a thing even possible?
Not without causing millions of deaths due to starvation.

The graph you have in the picture makes it seem like things will be better if it's only 2 degree increase, but the fact of the matter is that it won't make much difference. Notice how the lower end of the graph starts at 2 degrees temp increase, not at 0 or -2. It's still rising.

And even if it's only 2 degrees increase by 2100, it'll become 3.5 degrees increase by 2125 anyway (and similar), and keep rising due to the vast amount of people on the planet. The temperatures are rising, according to modern science, and there's no indications of it stopping, only rising slightly slower. The whole debate is about how quickly humanity is going to get fucked, not whether or not humanity will get fucked. See pic related from here: https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/SR15_SPM_version_report_LR.pdf the latest ipcc report showing the most optimistic outcome.

At the current estimates, the lowest possible temperature change by 2100 is about 1C. Here's a popsci video showing what happens if the temp increases by 1 and then 2 degrees C (nevermind the source, or find some other prediction with other sources, it's still backed by science):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GjrS8QbHmY