The public and politicians were largely unaware of the risk of passing the point of no return, the researchers said.

Global Warming Has Accelerated: Are the United Nations and the Public Well-Informed? (Hansen et al 2025)

while rapid and immediate cuts to fossil fuel burning were challenging

and suicidal

reversing course was likely to be impossible once on the path to a hothouse Earth, even if emissions were eventually slashed.

Let’s avoid that.