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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: Graph of temperature as observed with significant warming, and simulated without added greenhouse gases and other anthropogentic changes, which shows no significant warming

How much each change to the atmosphere has warmed the world: IPCC AR6 Figure 2 - Thee bar charts: first chart: how much each gas has warmed the world. About 1C of total warming. Second chart: about 1.5C of total warming from well-mixed greenhouse gases, offset by 0.4C of cooling from aerosols and negligible influence from changes to solar output, volcanoes, and internal variability. Third chart: about 1.25C of warming from CO2, 0.5C from methane, and a bunch more in small quantities from other gases. About 0.5C of cooling with large error bars from SO2.

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State of the climate: 2024 off to a record-warm start | This year is shaping up to either match or surpass 2023 as the hottest year on record. (www.carbonbrief.org)
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[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 17 points 7 months ago (1 children)

We have hardly done even the bare minimum as a species to seriously impact climate change. We should expect more of the same.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 10 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Why do you act like nothing is being done? Corporations and politicians are doing plenty and we're gonna see that needle move. In the wrong direction, of course, but who needs humanity and dignity where there's profits to be had???

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

As an individual, I don’t eat meat, and I do recycle, but I think it’ll likely that most of this is going to the landfill anyway.

And I’d like an electric car, but there’s no charging infrastructure, so gas it is. There’s not a single one in town. I’m not allowed to install one. I would take the train or the bus if there was one. I don’t have access to public transportation.

And my commute is 45 minutes, so that’s a lot of carbon. I’d like to live closer, but I’m priced out of the market everywhere else. A short commute that reduces my fossil fuels reliance is a luxury I can’t afford.

What’s a guy to do?

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I don't know, but you sound like a real piece of shit. You should use more bootstraps!

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[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Climate change isn’t really an individual issue. There isn’t anything you can do personally.

The real issue is systemic. It’s great that there are people out there that are in a good enough position in life to be able to make those changes conveniently. Most people aren’t tho and they are living day to day in survival mode.

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 2 points 7 months ago

im sorta in the same boat but im lucky and don't need to drive much.

[–] Milksteaks@midwest.social 4 points 7 months ago

That article where when the ice caps melt new shipping lanes can be established and so much $ can be made killed me. Stupid fuckin capitalism cancer will be the end of humanity