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GHGs (greenhouse gases, such as **CO₂**) are the gases that cause climate change. **This is a pie chart of where they come from.**

Note that a large chunk of emissions are a function of how much new **"stuff" people buy**: *See sections: "manufacturing", "transporting goods", "agriculture".*

Note that half of emissions come from the richest 10% of the world. This *includes* **most people** who live in developed countries.

Climate change is mostly caused by burning fossil fuels for energy - and to a lesser extent, by today's agriculture.

But note: Agriculture has other major environmental impacts too, besides just climate change.

Solutions we ultimately need ✊🏻✊🏽✊🏿

Replace ALL fossil fuel energy, with renewables and/or nuclear power
- Not technologically feasible, currently.
  - Would be a lot more feasible if the demand for energy (and vehicles) was lower. This is quite viable, as long as people in first-world discussion "first-world", for lack of a better terminology
    
    Talk: I didn't want to say "developed countries" here, because a less experienced person reading quickly might mistake it for "developing countries" (which is the opposite of what I'm trying to convey). I also didn't want to say "rich countries" because some people might mistakenly think their country isn't rich enough for it to apply to them. So I'm stuck using an old, somewhat improper term: "first-world countries". countries are willing to make some lifestyle changes:
    - We can still have nice things, just not replace them so often
    - Reduce the need for driving
Some lifestyle changes are still needed even if we phase out fossil fuels:
- Stop food waste
- Make the food supply more plant-based (does not require 100% veganism)
- ↑ These are needed to prevent deforestation. See why.

Ongoing discussions

How much less energy could be used in heating & cooling buildings, in most cases?

Base knowledge

Note: Some of these pages might not be written yet:

Next steps

Start a discussion on where to go from here.

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 * '''[[Decarbonize the energy supply|Replace ALL fossil fuel energy, with renewables and/or nuclear power]]'''
 ** [[Decarbonize the energy supply|Not technologically feasible, currently.]]
-*** Would be a lot more feasible if the ''demand'' for energy (and vehicles) was lower. This is quite viable, as long as people in {{uw|first-world|"first-world", for lack of a better terminology<br /><br />Talk: <small>I didn't want to say "developed countries" here, because a less experienced person reading quickly might mistake it for "developing countries" (which is the ''opposite'' of what I'm trying to convey). I also didn't want to say "rich countries" because some people might mistakenly think their country isn't rich enough for it to apply to them. So I'm stuck using an old, somewhat improper term: "first-world countries".</small>}} countries are willing to make some lifestyle changes:
+*** Would be a lot more feasible if the ''demand'' for energy (and vehicles) was lower. This is quite viable, as long as people in {{t2|first-world|"first-world", for lack of a better terminology<br /><br />Talk: <small>I didn't want to say "developed countries" here, because a less experienced person reading quickly might mistake it for "developing countries" (which is the ''opposite'' of what I'm trying to convey). I also didn't want to say "rich countries" because some people might mistakenly think their country isn't rich enough for it to apply to them. So I'm stuck using an old, somewhat improper term: "first-world countries".</small>}} countries are willing to make some lifestyle changes:
 **** '''[[We can still have nice things, just not replace them so often]]'''
 **** '''[[Reduce the need for driving]]'''