Discussion of climate, how it is changing, activism around that, the politics, and the energy systems change we need in order to stabilize things.
As a starting point, the burning of fossil fuels, and to a lesser extent deforestation and release of methane are responsible for the warming in recent decades:
How much each change to the atmosphere has warmed the world:
Recommended actions to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the near future:
Anti-science, inactivism, and unsupported conspiracy theories are not ok here.
Nations must start to manage water as a global common good,
it's been nice knowing you all
Oohh, I remember reading this 40 years ago.
Anyway...
We figured out destroying the ozone layer was probably a bad idea but wasting all the freshwater is a bridge too far I guess.
Climate change terrifies me to be honest. We have seen how under prepared we were as species for covid, this will be so much worse. While we could be doing something about it we still have people who dont believe it or are doubling down on fossil fuels and taking private jets.
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It more surprises and saddens me that we are less than 2 generations divorced from when we as a species were able to band together and ban CFCs to address the hole in the Ozone Layer, as well as sulphurous compounds to eliminate Acid Rain - yet we’ve flown right past ‘fuck around’ without seemingly batting an eye, and are barrelling towards ‘find out’ territory when it comes to Climate Change..
For those of us who are alive to read this ... enjoy the liveable environment we have now (never worry about the planet because it will outlast us).
I feel so bad for the those who are not yet born and will grow up to inherit the shit we've allowed to happen.