this post was submitted on 31 Oct 2023

58 points (100.0% liked)

Climate

climate@slrpnk.net

9,028 readers

2,766 active

609 users here now

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: Graph of temperature as observed with significant warming, and simulated without added greenhouse gases and other anthropogentic changes, which shows no significant warming

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.

founded 3 years ago

moderators

silence7@slrpnk.net

The World’s Biggest Carbon Removal Plant Just Turned 2. So, Uh, Is It Working? (heatmap.news)

submitted 2 years ago by silence7@slrpnk.net [M] to c/climate@slrpnk.net

19 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Squeak@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

5 million tonnes.

But then if 4000 tonnes is equal to reversing 3s worth of emissions, 5 million tonnes would still only be 3750s, or just over 1 hour.

parent

hideshow 1 child comment

[–] grabyourmotherskeys@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago

Yup, not awesome but you do it year after year. It might help raise consciousness. But, yes, ultimately a drop in the bucket.

parent