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Even if we manage to end our use of fossil fuels without allowing billions to starve to death (not currently possible), and create some magical technology to remove all of the excess CO2 we have put in the atmosphere which doesn't exist, the oceans have already absorbed incredible amounts of energy that we cannot wish away. This is triggering positive feedback loops with irreversible melting of the ice on the planet, reducing albedo, melting permafrost and releasing methane (more than 80x more powerful than CO2 for near-term warming), as well as increasing water vapor in the atmosphere (another potent greenhouse gas.)

The earth will continue to warm for decades even without emitting more greenhouse gases, and aerosol particulates from our pollution have helped artificially cool the planet by about 1C. The arctic will be ice free beginning during the summer within about a decade, until it is completely gone year round. This is known as a blue ocean event (BOE) and it cannot be stopped at this point.