emissions

The question of this era is:

"In what way can my energy best be spent over the next ten years in order to avoid global warming?"

Can I dedicate my life over the next ten years to averting this disaster?

We need to place all our human and economic resources at our disposal to this, and we need to do it justly, so those most affected have a prominent voice in it all.

This could be by campaigning for just transition out of coal dependence for affected communities; consulting to organisations to reduce their emissions, by setting up local taskforces to reduce emissions; by fundraising for local schools to get solar panels; by setting up solar cooperatives, by encouraging community supported agriculture.
Some ideas are here (Climate Change Balmain-Rozelle), or here (US Climate Emergency Council).

Or, can I devote a large chunk of my salary to supporting another person who has made this life choice?

Can I convince another person to devote their salaries to supporting such action?



I've been subscribed to Forests.org email lists since i was in high school. Occasionally there is something useful (whilst other times i disagree with it). Here is one useful post :

November 11, 2006
OVERVIEW & COMMENTARY by Dr. Glen Barry, Climate Ark

The journal Nature reports "Global carbon emissions are now
growing by 3.2% a year... That's four times higher than the
average annual growth of 0.8% from 1990-99... We are not on any
of the stabilization paths." We are well beyond
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projections of
the emissions levels needed to prevent damaging climate change.
International negotiations are lagging. China currently
contributes some 16% to global emissions, but accounts for 40%
of the growth in world emissions. What in the hell is going on
here? Clearly humanity as a whole must start acting soon -- it's
urgent. It's beyond urgent. It is life threatening. The greatest
test of humanity ever. Without immediately placing all
intellectual, financial and societal resources at the disposal
of those studying climate change science, developing sufficient
policy responses, and those advocating for the necessary social
change; the Earth is going to burn. All countries must in
earnest participate in negotiations to set mandatory carbon
emission caps for each nation based upon many factors including
each country's wealth, past emissions, and potential to grow
uncontrollably. We need to start yesterday, and the U.S. and
Australia must end their criminal defense of fossil fuels.
g.b.

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