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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).



Revision as of 20:21, 28 March 2025

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 sub-sections of the pie, related to: industry (producing materials, manufacturing), agriculture, and transporting goods.  discussionAlso, "fugitive emissions from energy production" are directly a function of how much natural gas is used in all the other pieces of the pie. 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 new one (using mostly the same data sources that the people who made this one used). Elie (talk) 10:59, 7 February 2025 (EST)

Other major factors include heating buildings and driving cars.

See also: This other pie chart that shows energy usage in more detail (but doesn't include non-energy emissions).
Note that half of emissions come from the richest 10% of the world. This includes most people who live in "first world" countries.

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

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