Americans misunderstand their contribution to deteriorating environment - eviltoast
A global survey suggests 88 percent of people are worried about the state of nature.

I imagine there are many US people living in places with 100+ degree days for months in a row – Places which seldom got above 90 a half-century ago … who do not understand that driving a car with AC to a home with AC is making matters worse.

The situation is urgent, yet we keep hearing 2060 2050 2040 2030 deadlines as if a fix could somehow be delivered by then . BUT: If we got to zero -tomorrow- , it’d stay as it already is for centuries. Every day without HUGE changes NOW it’s getting worse.

  • booly@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    who do not understand that driving a car with AC to a home with AC is making matters worse.

    For what it’s worth, globally, heating buildings accounts for more than 4 times as much CO2 emissions as cooling buildings. Yes, this ratio might shift as the world warms, but the lower hanging fruit for climate change is to make heating more efficient and less impactful, not necessarily to focus those efforts on how we cool our homes.