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[[File:Emissions-by-sector-–-pie-charts.png|thumb|GHGs (greenhouse gases, such as '''CO<sub>2</sub>''') are the gases that cause climate change. '''This is a pie chart of where they come from.'''<br /><br /><br />Note that a large chunk of emissions are a function of how much new '''"stuff" people buy''': ''See sub-sections of the pie, related to: industry (producing materials, manufacturing), agriculture, and transporting goods.''<br /><br />Other major factors include heating buildings and driving cars.<br /><br /><small>See also: [[:File:energy-demand-pie1.png|This other pie chart]] that shows energy usage in more detail (but doesn't include non-energy emissions).</small>]]
[[File:Emissions-by-sector-–-pie-charts.png|thumb|GHGs (greenhouse gases, such as '''CO<sub>2</sub>''') are the gases that cause climate change. '''This is a pie chart of where they come from.'''<br /><br /><br />Note that a large chunk of emissions are a function of how much new '''"stuff" people buy''': ''See sub-sections of the pie, related to: industry (producing materials, manufacturing), agriculture, and transporting goods.'' {{talk|Also, "fugitive emissions from energy production" are directly a function of how much natural gas is used in all the other pieces of the pie.{{pbr}}In any case, maybe this pie chart isn't divided up in a relevant enough way to illustrate which emissions are driven by what. I'm thinking of making a [[:File:ghg-pie2.png|new one]] (using mostly the same data sources that the people who made this one used).{{pbr}}[[User:Elie|Elie]] ([[User talk:Elie|talk]]) 10:59, 7 February 2025 (EST)}}<br /><br />Other major factors include heating buildings and driving cars.<br /><br /><small>See also: [[:File:energy-demand-pie1.png|This other pie chart]] that shows energy usage in more detail (but doesn't include non-energy emissions).</small>]]
[[File:carbon-inequality1.png|thumb|Note that half of emissions come from the richest 10% of the world. This ''includes'' '''most people''' who live in "first world" countries.]]
[[File:carbon-inequality1.png|thumb|Note that half of emissions come from the richest 10% of the world. This ''includes'' '''most people''' who live in "first world" countries.]]


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** {{rb|These are needed to prevent [[deforestation]]. ''[[Reduce the amount of land required to feed the world|See why]]''.}}
** {{rb|These are needed to prevent [[deforestation]]. ''[[Reduce the amount of land required to feed the world|See why]]''.}}


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* [[Carbon footprint and wealth inequality|FAQ - "Why should we reduce our carbon footprint when it's rich corporations' fault?"]]
* [[Carbon footprint and wealth inequality|FAQ - "Why should we reduce our carbon footprint when it's rich corporations' fault?"]]


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  I only added the "see also" because I wanted the page to end on a link to something solution-related. But it's redundant (already have the same link earlier) and it's not a great next-step for a general audience to read (page gets technical).
  I only added the "see also" because I wanted the page to end on a link to something solution-related. But it's redundant (already have the same link earlier) and it's not a great next-step for a general audience to read (page gets technical).