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There are deposits of coal, oil, and gas still in the ground. There are forests yet standing. So long as those are true, it's possible to decide to leave them there.
That's all it takes to stop temperatures from going up more.
It's very much physically possible; doing so is purely a matter of making sure those in power decide to.
And those in power wilk never do no such thing. So unless as a collective rise up and end the billionaires and their bought politicians we are fucked.
Because they will continue to rape this world and speed up our planets ability to keep us alive faster. Just look at what Trump alone is doing to the US.
Turning back clock on refrigerants, keeping coal plants running. And the rape of our natural parks. Add to the AI data centers that will take all our drinking water. We are pretty screwed.
Future human decisions are not predetermined. Be part of the organizing to create the change we need
...by building guillotines.