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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:
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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We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.
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Factcheck: Why expensive gas – not net-zero – is keeping UK electricity prices so high
(www.carbonbrief.org)
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Trump Turns a Blind Eye to Climate Change | Nearly every other government in the world has recognized that a hotter planet poses a profound threat to humans and ecosystems.
(messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com)
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Rotting food, rising heat: How Michigan’s landfills help drive methane pollution
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Svalbard: How it feels to be a climate scientist in the fastest-warming place on Earth
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Oil companies want protection as Texas considers allowing treated fracking water released into rivers
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With its climate progress under assault, California takes up a multipronged defense
(www.latimes.com)
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