2023 was the hottest year on record

#ClimateChange #FossilFuels #capitalism

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/09/2023-record-world-hottest-climate-fossil-fuel

2023 smashes record for world’s hottest year by huge margin

Rapid reduction in fossil fuel burning urgently needed to preserve liveable conditions, say scientists, as climate damage deepens

^{Damian Carrington (The Guardian)}

Quoting because I don't think I can get to them and the rest of the conversation is important. Saying "WE are consuming the oil" is technically correct as no other species on Earth has figured out how to do it, but this observation and four quarters gives you a full dollar.

Ultimately people use what is affordable for them, including availability and cost. Using alternatives to fossil fuels is currently more expensive, whether in research, time or straight up money. There are several reasons for this, subsidies and marketing playing no small part, but boiling this question down to personal responsibility is either ignorant of the larger picture or incredibly privileged as in "if I could do it, anybody else can easily do it".

#Environment #Ecology #ClimateChange #FossilFuels

Greenpete (No Flag)

2023-06-08 17:40:51

Sure, I am aware of the greenwashing and B.S.
But as I say WE are consuming the oil.
@doctormo