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‘We can’t escape’: climate crisis is driving up cost of living in the US west
(www.theguardian.com)
Discussion of climate, how it is changing, activism around that, the politics, and the energy systems change we need in order to stabilize things.
As a starting point, the burning of fossil fuels, and to a lesser extent deforestation and release of methane are responsible for the warming in recent decades:
How much each change to the atmosphere has warmed the world:
Recommended actions to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the near future:
Anti-science, inactivism, and unsupported conspiracy theories are not ok here.
Creating nuclear power plants should be a high priority. At 112 degrees, AC is not optional. The state should be making sure that everyone has access to low cost, clean energy.
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Yes, we definitely need vital resources like this to be state owned.
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Nuclear is mostly not getting built because it's expensive. That's why you see so much wind and solar built instead
Nuclear is not being built due to opposition to it from so called environmentalists. It’s been a thing for a while