evidence: In his September New Yorker article, Franzen shared his belief that a climate apocalypse is unavoidable and so it is "important to fight smaller, more local battles that you have some realistic hope of winning". Among his critics were scientists, who particularly objected to his statement that "consensus among scientists and policymakers is that we’ll pass this point of no return if the global mean temperature rises by more than two degrees Celsius". [...] "That remark about things spiralling out of control past the two degree point was in the context of saying we should have as substantial and immediate reductions in carbon emissions as we possibly can – not only because it’s the right thing to do, but because it will at least, if nothing else, somewhat slow the pace of change and give us time to prepare and adapt and become more resilient. Obviously, a world of two degrees is better than a world of seven degrees," he said.