I was more in response to those saying nobody said it, when the media did report it originally as 10 years in the headline but told the 12 years in the body of stories.
The world’s not ending in 10 years, and no one has said that
What people have said is the window to meaningfully act on climate change to avoid the worst effects is rapidly closing and may be gone within the next 10-12 years. Subtle but important difference.
The Democrats are ready with the Green New Deal and plenty of other less-intrusive proposals if Republicans would get on board