"Scientists Confirm: Our Climate Change Legacy Will Persist for 50,000 Years"

Scientists warn that the climate change we have already created will last for at least 50,000 years and possibly longer, as the Earth has entered a new geological epoch called the Anthropocene. The rise in global temperatures, driven by greenhouse gas emissions, has already surpassed levels not experienced in the past 120,000 years. Even in the most optimistic scenario of reducing carbon emissions quickly, the effects of this warming will continue for centuries, leading to several meters of sea-level rise. To restore a climate suitable for humanity and life to thrive, negative emissions are necessary to remove carbon from the atmosphere and oceans.