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(Created page with "For an introduction, read What is climate change. ==Biggest factors== thumb|GHGs (greenhouse gases) (such as CO<sub>2</sub>) are the gases that cause climate change. '''This is a pie chart of where they come from.''' Most of the world's emissions are affected by either... * How much new "stuff" gets made. {{p2|[?]|Pie chart sections: '''"Industry"''', '''"Energy Use In Industry"''', and part of '''"Fugitive Emissions...") |
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* [[Heating]] & [[cooling]] [[homes]] and other buildings. {{p2|[?]|Most of the '''"Energy Use In Buildings"''' section is heating & cooling (not lights or computers etc). The pie chart doesn't specify this, but [[:File:energy-demand-pie1.png|another pie chart]] does. Heating & cooling also contribute to '''"Fugitive Emissions In Energy Production"''', because [[natural gas]] is often used in heating and in generating the electricity that powers air conditioners.}} | * [[Heating]] & [[cooling]] [[homes]] and other buildings. {{p2|[?]|Most of the '''"Energy Use In Buildings"''' section is heating & cooling (not lights or computers etc). The pie chart doesn't specify this, but [[:File:energy-demand-pie1.png|another pie chart]] does. Heating & cooling also contribute to '''"Fugitive Emissions In Energy Production"''', because [[natural gas]] is often used in heating and in generating the electricity that powers air conditioners.}} | ||
* [[Food]] production. {{p2|[?]|Most of the '''"Agriculture, Forestry & Land Use"''' | * [[Food]] production. {{p2|[?]|Most of the '''"Agriculture, Forestry & Land Use"''' section goes towards producing food.<!--cn--> Also note: This section affects more than just climate change, it also affects most of [[habitat loss]].}} | ||
This provides some perspective on the '''most significant''' actions to take. | This provides some perspective on the '''most significant''' actions to take. | ||
==Actions to take== | ==Actions to take== | ||
[[File:carbon-inequality1.png|thumb|Note that half of emissions come from the richest 10% of the world, which includes '''you''' if you're middle-class in a developed country. '''That's the target audience for the "personal actions"''' section of this page.]] | |||
{{minor|''If you think there's anything more significant to add to this list, leave a comment on the [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|talk page]].''}} | |||
===Personal actions=== | ===Personal actions=== | ||
* '''[[Frugalism]]''' | * '''[[Frugalism]]''' | ||
* '''[[Driving less]]''' | * '''[[Driving less]]''' {{light|(or not at all)}} | ||
* ''' | * '''[[Plant-based food]]''' | ||
* ''' | * '''[[food waste|Not wasting food]]''' | ||
===Collective actions=== | ===Collective actions=== | ||
* ''' | * '''[[Stop planned obsolescence]]''' | ||
* '''Make neighborhoods | * '''[[Make neighborhoods walkable]]''' | ||
* ''' | * '''[[Improve public transit]]''' | ||
* '''[[Decarbonize energy]]''' - but this requires major tech innovations that might not come soon enough. | * '''[[Decarbonize energy]]''' - but this requires major tech innovations that might not come soon enough. | ||
** Decarbonization becomes a lot easier if [[energy]] consumption is lower - so in any case, the ''other'' actions on this page still matter more than ever. | |||
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==For those who are skeptical== | |||
* [[Why climate change is a problem]] | |||
* [[Why climate change is anthropogenic]] | |||
==See also== | |||
* [[Deforestation]] - another environmental problem, affects more than just the climate | |||