I am very worried about climate change as well, and my research is based around that. However, don't you think your x and y axis scaling is immensely exaggerating? What a bunch of non-scientific panic plots ... the world is not lost, yet. Researchers working hard on a solution. Keep your head up!

I know exactly what you mean. The next the time you include more preliminary results and they will tell you that you don't need funding, because you will make it without money.

Well, this is probably an ethical discussion with many facetts. But the way Springer Nature does it, if you want your name being published then its done, sounds good to me.

Problem with ACS is that these editors are busy Profs somewhere on this planet, and not full-time editors. I am guest editing for a journal myself... there are guidelines. If they follow these guidelines its a great experience for everyone. This however, feels MDPI-like here, pushing papers through.