We are heading for a four degree world

Earlier this year a Melbourne auditorium was nearly filled for the launch of the book, “Four Degrees of Global Warming: Australia in a Hot World”.

The book, edited by Dr Peter Christoff, who teaches and researches climate politics and policy in the Department of Resource Management and Geography at the University of Melbourne, discussed the possibility of Australia’s temperature increasing by four degrees.

A show of hands illustrated that most in the auditorium agreed that Australia was heading to a four degree increase.

And now The Guardian has written a story headed: “World on track to be 4C warmer by 2100 because ofmissed carbon targets” that explains why such an increase will become a reality.

The Guardian wrote: “Global ambitions to reduce emissions are becoming a bit like the resolutions we make to give something up at new year: the intention is sincere, but we don’t always deliver”.