Experts are pessimistic that the current rate of progress on climate change will be fast enough to avert major, irreversible damage. One-third believe it is already too late.
Experts were asked to consider the present rate at which society is making progress toward addressing climate change and then to rate the likelihood of progress occurring fast enough to avert major, irreversible damage to human, social, and ecosystem health. Experts are skeptical, with three-quarters (77%) saying that it is unlikely progress will occur fast enough (44%) or that major damage has already occurred (33%).
Of those experts who think it is unlikely that current progress on climate change will be sufficient, two in ten (19%) think that it is "very unlikely."
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