• HerrBeter@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The elephant in the room still exists, all the added CO2. I applaud change, and fast moving even more, but it needs to be faster

    • Vegoon@feddit.de
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      Not only CO2 but also Methan. It is 84 times more harmful in the first 20 years. But it is degrading on its own with a half-live of 7-12 years in the atmosphere. Methan makes up 20 to 30% of the human made GHG. Change to a plant based diet can reduce the emissions by 40%.

      It is one of the few things we can change on our own very fast and does not need additional technological solutions to have a big impact.

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        1 year ago

        and the warmer it gets, the more we’ll see methane hydrates bubbling up to the surface and adding gigatons more to the problem. vicious cycle.