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For an introduction, read What is climate change.

Biggest factors

GHGs (greenhouse gases) (such as CO₂) are the gases that cause climate change. **This is a pie chart of where they come from.**

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...

How much new "stuff" gets made. Template:Pi

How much people drive/fly. Template:Pi

Heating & cooling homes and other buildings. Template:Pi

Food production. Template:Pi

This provides some perspective on the most significant actions to take.

Actions to take

If you think there's anything more significant to add to this list, leave a comment on the talk page.

Personal actions

Frugalism
Driving less (or not at all)
Plant-based food
Not wasting food

Collective actions ✊🏻✊🏽✊🏿

Stop planned obsolescence
Make neighborhoods walkable
Improve public transit
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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 Most of the world's emissions are affected by either...
-* 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 new "stuff" gets made. {{pi|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|'''('''<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]]). }}
+* How much people drive/fly. {{pi|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|'''('''<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.}}
+* [[Heating]] & [[cooling]] [[homes]] and other buildings. {{pi|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|'''('''<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]].}}
+* [[Food]] production. {{pi|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.
 ==Actions to take==