To ensure a just transition, developing nations should utilize the remainder of our carbon budget

Study guide of basic earth/climate science

The latest IPCC report says this is our final chance to act if we want any chance of avoiding 1.5 degrees C heating. Warns that climate change is making Earth “uninhabitable”

Humanity is crossing Earth’s boundaries, creating an environment that is increasingly inhospitable to life

Half of Americans believe they are immune from climate and ecological breakdown

The difference between weather and climate

Some areas hitting wet-bulb temperatures and becoming increasingly uninhabitable

As we start to phase out fossil fuels, the cooling effect from aerosols will disappear within a year, while heat trapping gases will linger in the atmosphere for hundreds of years

Transitioning to renewables will save countries money and boost the economy through the creation of green jobs

Denial about the climate and ecological emergencies is putting the safety and survival of humanity at risk

Governments have included carbon capture as part of their net-zero plan, but there is no evidence that carbon capture will work

Fossil fuels and renewable energy both require mining that harms ecosystems, but renewable energy requires less.

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