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Shifting-Goalposts-I.mp3<\/a>
\nShifting-Goalposts-I.mp4<\/a>
\nShifting-Goalposts-II-R.mp3<\/a>
\nShifting-Goalposts-II-R.mp4<\/a>
\nShifting-Goalposts-Reggae.mp3<\/a>
\nShifting-Goalposts-Reggae.mp4<\/a>
\nShifting-Goalposts-Unplugged-Underground-XVI.mp3<\/a>
\nShifting-Goalposts-Unplugged-Underground-XVI.mp4;<\/a>
\nSShifting-Goalposts-intro.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n

[Intro]
\nShifting goalposts
\nBy Earth’s hosts
\nPast one point five
\nCan we survive<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nUninterested interests shift
\nTheir morals set adrift
\nThe target unachievable
\nAre they believable<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nShifting goalposts
\nBy Earth’s hosts
\nPast one point five
\n(Can we survive)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nWill we thrive
\n(As we dive)
\nInto the depths of despair
\n(Are we already there?)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nOvershoot and return
\nWon’t we ever learn
\nRemoval technology
\nIs mythology<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nShifting goalposts
\nBy Earth’s hosts
\nPast one point five
\n(Can we survive)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nWill we thrive
\n(As we dive)
\nInto the depths of despair
\n(Are we already there?)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nShifting goalposts
\nBy Earth’s hosts
\nPast one point five
\n(Can we survive)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nCan I stay alive
\n(If we drive)<\/p>\n

A SCIENCE NOTE
\nThe 1.5\u00b0C target in the Paris Agreement<\/strong> is a moving target<\/strong> due to the way global temperatures are measured and interpreted.<\/p>\n

Feedback Loops and the Risk of “Locking In” 1.5\u00b0C<\/strong><\/h3>\n