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Five Just Stop Oil activists receive record sentences for planning to block M25
(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.
“I acknowledge that at least some of the concerns are shared by many, but the plain fact is that each of you has some time ago crossed the line from concerned campaigner to fanatic.”
Don't you get it? There's no more fucking time to fuck around. Earth will be uninhabitable for humans if we continue the course.
The only ones alienated are the dumbfuck deniers. If you disagree with that, I said what I said.
How much positive have you heard from politicians about the huge climate report that scientists worked on for almost 10 years, delivered March last year ?
There's more people complaining about those protesting the climate than doing literally anything about it. Be the change you want to see and don't poo poo others who go about the same goal in a different way.
Say it with me: we need a diversity of tactics.
What do you mean turn people against the cause?
Like you think people will be like, yeah to spite these people imma start burning coal for fun. Like cutting off your nose to spite your face.
Because playing nice has worked so well so far, right?