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

Actions to take

Decarbonize energy - but this requires major tech innovations that might not come soon enough.

For now, we could cut out most emissions by dealing with the biggest parts first, as shown below:

	Passenger transport	Goods (non-food only)	Heating & cooling	Food
Affects	30% of all emissions [?]This section has not been filled in yet.	31% of all emissions [?]This section has not been filled in yet.	25% of all emissions [?]This section has not been filled in yet.	4% of all emissions, [?]This section has not been filled in yet. but 90% of all habitat loss. [?]This section has not been filled in yet.
Personal actions needed	Driving less	Frugalism	^{[RESEARCH needed]} Insulation and heat pumps might help, but how does the energy saved compare to the environmental footprint of all the manufacturing & installation of it? ^{[CASE STUDIES needed]}	Plant-based food [see why]This section has not been filled in yet. , and not wasting food
Collective actions needed	Walkability	Stop planned obsolescence	^{[RESEARCH needed]} Insulation and heat pumps might help, but how does the energy saved compare to the environmental footprint of all the manufacturing & installation of it? ^{[CASE STUDIES needed]}	Stop commercial food waste

Actions are shown in bold.

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+[[File:Emissions-by-sector-–-pie-charts.png|thumb|GHGs (greenhouse gases) (such as CO2) are the gases that cause climate change. This is a pie chart of where they come from.]]
 ==Actions to take==
+* '''[[Decarbonize energy]]''' - but this requires major tech innovations that might not come soon enough.
+* For now, we could cut out most emissions by dealing with the biggest parts first, as shown below:
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 ! Affects
-| '''30%''' <small>of all emissions</small> {{p2|[?]|{{empty}} }}
+! '''30%''' <small>of all emissions</small> {{p2|[?]|{{empty}} }}
-| '''31%''' <small>of all emissions</small> {{p2|[?]|{{empty}} }}
+! '''31%''' <small>of all emissions</small> {{p2|[?]|{{empty}} }}
-| '''25%''' <small>of all emissions</small> {{p2|[?]|{{empty}} }}
+! '''25%''' <small>of all emissions</small> {{p2|[?]|{{empty}} }}
-| '''4%''' <small>of all emissions,</small> {{p2|[?]|{{empty}} }}
+! '''4%''' <small>of all emissions,</small> {{p2|[?]|{{empty}} }}<br />but <big>90%</big> <small>of all [[habitat loss]].</small> {{p2|[?]|{{empty}} }}
-</small>but <big>90%</big> <small>of all [[habitat loss]].</small> {{p2|[?]|{{empty}} }}
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 ! Personal<br />actions<br />needed
-| '''[[Driving less]]'''
+| <big>'''[[Driving less]]'''</big>
-| '''[[Frugalism]]'''
+| <big>'''[[Frugalism]]'''</big>
 | {{p2|{{rn}}| [[Insulation]] and [[heat pumps]] ''might'' help, but how does the energy saved compare to the environmental footprint of all the manufacturing & installation of it? {{csn}} }}
 | '''[[Plant-based food]]''' {{p2|[see&nbsp;why]|{{empty}} }}, and '''[[food waste|not&nbsp;wasting food]]'''
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 ! Collective<br />actions<br />needed
-| '''[[Walkability]]'''
+| <big>'''[[Walkability]]'''</big>
-| '''Stop [[planned obsolescence]]'''
+| <big>'''Stop [[planned obsolescence]]'''</big>
 | {{p2|{{rn}}| [[Insulation]] and [[heat pumps]] ''might'' help, but how does the energy saved compare to the environmental footprint of all the manufacturing & installation of it? {{csn}} }}
 | '''Stop commercial [[food waste]]'''
 |}
+Actions are shown in '''bold'''.
+==For those who are skeptical==
+* [[Why climate change is a problem]]
+* [[Why climate change is anthropogenic]]