A fair point. I do like how it quantifies things, basically throwing in people’s faces “QUIT WORRYING ABOUT THE DAMN STRAWS”. But yes, it would be nice if it had a quantified “here’s the value proposition from lobbying to reign in mining and fossil fuel extraction” that was like 100 times more carbon saved vs. your personal vehicle.
For reference, here is what I found in terms of where the carbon being emitted actually comes from.
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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