silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year agoEarth Just Had the Hottest 12-Month Span in Recorded Historywww.scientificamerican.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1171arrow-down11file-text
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minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·1 year agoHere’s the thing: the outcome depends very much on what we choose to do. Stop adding CO₂ and other greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, and temperatures will stabilize fairly quickly The biggest part of that is to phase out fossil fuel use. Making that happen means: Generate electricity without burning stuff Electrify everything we can Stop doing the things we can’t
Here’s the thing: the outcome depends very much on what we choose to do.
Stop adding CO₂ and other greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, and temperatures will stabilize fairly quickly
The biggest part of that is to phase out fossil fuel use. Making that happen means: