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Cumulative emissions matter because CO2 accumulates in the atmosphere, and is removed fairly slowly by natural processes
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Don't worry, in a few decades mother nature will decompress it catastrophically. In honest terms there is no political will to make the necessary changes to save our society. Anyone attempting to do so is essentially committing political suicide; any attempts to do so will quickly result in their replacement with someone maintaining the status quo