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:
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It's hard to make profit when you and your customers are dead. I think awareness of the reality of the problem has started to seep into the business community.
Aren't these the same people who just helped get Trump elected? Biden actually gave the oil industry a stable environment in which to operate. Granted, in the long run, they would've had to find a new business model or sell a larger share of their oil outside the US.
I think the game they're playing is "You better give me what I want, or I'll sink the whole boat by supporting your opponent. You care more than I do whether the country lives or dies, so it's a credible threat." Wall Street does the same thing whenever a politician shows a whiff of regulating them.
It is, interestingly enough, the exact same game that the people are playing who refuse to support Democrats because of Gaza. The Palestinian cause is a hell of a lot more noble and real, but the calculus is the same. "I'll burn the world if you don't do what I demand."
As a gaza boat sinker last cycle let me help you rephrase: 'stop killing people for business profits and promote policies that help the common good or ill gladly watch our country burn'
The US is home to most of the largest oil and gas companies. If the US does not sit on the table at COPs, they loose that very powerful voice. Obviously it would be better, if the US would use its power for good, but with Trump that is not going to happen.
Quadruple reverse double agent