>The Rhodium report is not the first clue that 2018 was basically a terrible year for the climate. Last month, two studies also found that worldwide carbon emissions surged in 2018. This change is a discouraging sign, since global emissions stagnated through the middle of the decade.<p>Between this article and events such as the fuel tax protests in France, I have no hope of coming up with a political solution to global warming before it's too late. Our only hope is a technical solution.<p>If you look at population growth, starting with Malthus, people warned of the dangers of overpopulation and urged people to abstain from sex, so as not to have too many children. Despite grim warnings that didn't happen. Then medical science came up with a pill a that a woman could swallow once a day which would prevent pregnancy. As people over the world gained access to it, the population growth rate has declined, and the population is projected to stabilize. I sincerely hope that something like this will be the story with global warning.