Unfortunately, we missed the chance for a better scenario several years ago.
But hey – have a consolation prize.
A little chocolate to sweeten your naivety?
Take a look at a more realistic level.
Oh – you still believe in a perfect world?
Did you really think there was a better scenario?
You dreamer, you.
Unfortunately, we can’t turn back time.
The past is gone for good.
Can’t handle reality?
It’s okay – we’ve got something to help you.
How do you picture Switzerland? Lush meadows, dense forests, white Christmases? That may have been true 40 years ago... Today, winters are warmer, summers hotter, and trees more stressed.
What used to be an extreme event is now completely normal. Even if we were to meet all climate targets in record time, the very best we could hope for is to maintain this state.
Lucky we’re doing such a great job…
Remember 2018? A record-breaking year for heat and drought. Just like 2022. And 2023. And 2024. Official climate models for the coming decades assume a scenario like this – as the new average!
But the environment doesn’t care about averages. It reacts above all to new records: extreme years with extreme consequences.
The parameters for climate scenario for the next 20 years have been deliberately inflated. So it’s not the most likely scenario – at least, not yet.
But a look beyond the borders of our little idyll shows that probability and reality are not the same thing: no official model predicted that the Amazon rainforest would be on fire in 2024.
So it’s worth asking: what if…?
That's it. RIP.
That's a bit too much.
Maybe go down a level?
Got it – you're really into extremes.
Game over.
Try a different level.
That extreme? You’ll find the matching soundtrack here.
We’re done with this planet.
On to the next!
