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.
I still remember in 2021 the IPCC wanted to release a report that said "incremental changes are not a viable solution to climate change"
The report was deemed too political and blocked so the most dedicated scientists in the IPCC quit in protest and leaked the report anyway.
https://scientistrebellion.org/about-us/leaked-ipcc-report/
They were significant figures who went on to join the Scientists Rebellion group.
Feels like a lifetime ago...
makes sense since they represent almost the entirety of the problem
Thank you Captain Obvious!
Obvious, but the fossil fuels industry has a long history of investing just enough in renewables to try to present themselves as the solution
i think in my head British Petroleum wears the crown for this
Whaaat? Noooo way, I can’t believe it.