Climate change

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.

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

Here's what we need to do about climate change

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Personal actions

• Frugalism
• Driving less (or not at all)
• Plant-based food
• Stopping food waste This includes food wasted by businesses Template:Pi

Collective actions ✊🏻✊🏽✊🏿

• Stop planned obsolescence
  • Promote right to repair

• Make neighborhoods walkable
  • Also, improve public transit

• Replace ALL FOSSIL FUEL ENERGY with renewables or nuclear
  • Requires major tech innovations that might not come soon enough.
  • This would be a lot easier if energy consumption was lower - so in any case, the other actions on this page still matter more than ever.

Why those are the most important actions ↑

Most of the world's carbon 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

Aren't there other things that can be done?

Yes. Read more: Longer list of actions.

• Be warned: Most have very limited impact, and some are even counterproductive!

See also

• What is climate change
• Why climate change is a problem
• Why climate change is anthropogenic
• Deforestation - another environmental problem, which affects more than just the climate.