Scenarios about 'global warming'
The rise in Earth's average surface temperature primarily due to human activities releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere since the pre-industrial period. This climate phenomenon leads to melting ice caps, rising sea levels, extreme weather events, and ecological disruptions, creating a significant point of divergence in alternate histories where different climate policies, technologies, or environmental awareness might dramatically alter the course of human civilization.
What If Cap and Trade Systems Were Widely Adopted?
Exploring the alternate timeline where cap and trade carbon markets became the global standard for emissions reduction, potentially transforming climate action and the world economy.
What If Climate Change Was Addressed Earlier?
Exploring the alternate timeline where global climate change was taken seriously and addressed effectively beginning in the 1980s, potentially averting the climate crisis facing our world today.
What If Climate Change Was Addressed in The 1980s?
Exploring the alternate timeline where global climate change was taken seriously and addressed with comprehensive international action in the 1980s, potentially averting the climate crisis we face today.
What If Fossil Fuels Were Abandoned Earlier?
Exploring the alternate timeline where humanity transitioned away from fossil fuels decades before our current efforts, potentially avoiding the worst impacts of climate change while reshaping global economies, geopolitics, and technological development.
What If The Kyoto Protocol Was Fully Implemented?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the 1997 Kyoto Protocol achieved universal adoption and full compliance, potentially altering the course of climate change and global environmental policy in the 21st century.
What If The Paris Agreement Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the landmark 2015 climate accord failed to materialize, drastically altering international climate policy and the global response to climate change.