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==Biggest factors== | ==Biggest factors== | ||
[[File:Emissions-by-sector-–-pie-charts.png|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.''']] | [[File:Emissions-by-sector-–-pie-charts.png|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.''']] | ||
[[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.]] | |||
Most of the world's emissions are affected by either... | Most of the world's emissions are affected by either... | ||
* How much new "stuff" gets made. {{p2|[ | * How much new "stuff" gets made. {{p2|<tt>[i]</tt>|Pie chart sections: '''"Industry"''', '''"Energy Use In Industry"''', and part of '''"Fugitive Emissions In Energy Production"''' (as natural gas is used in the industries).}} | ||
* How much people drive/fly. {{p2|[ | * How much people drive/fly. {{p2|<tt>[i]</tt>|Two thirds of the '''"Transport"''' section of the pie chart (because the other third is for transporting ''goods''; the ratio isn't found in ''this'' pie chart, but it's found in [[:File:energy-demand-pie1.png|another pie chart]]). }} | ||
* [[Heating]] & [[cooling]] [[homes]] and other buildings. {{p2|[ | * [[Heating]] & [[cooling]] [[homes]] and other buildings. {{p2|<tt>[i]</tt>|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|[ | * [[Food]] production. {{p2|<tt>[i]</tt>|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. | ||
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==Actions to take== | ==Actions to take== | ||
{{minor|''If you think there's anything more significant to add to this list, leave a comment on the [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|talk page]].''}} | {{minor|''If you think there's anything more significant to add to this list, leave a comment on the [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|talk page]].''}} | ||