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:
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This gives me hope that, while we're going to suffer as a ~~species~~ planet, there's enough sanity and selflessness remaining amongst humanity that we're not going to snuff ourselves out. I like that they're learning from COP, and making changes like just needing a majority, not being unanimous.
I couldn't find which the 85 countries are, anyone have that info?
This article from last November lists the first 83, not sure who the new additions are. https://earth.org/83-countries-join-call-to-end-fossil-fuels-at-cop30/
The conference is co-sponsored by Colombia and the Netherlands, a pairing rich with symbolism: Colombia is the world’s fifth-largest coal exporter, Royal Dutch Shell one of the world’s biggest oil companies.
Royal Dutch Shell has renamed itself to only Shell and has given up its Dutch site moving fully to London.