On Friday, the globe hit 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees) above pre-industrial levels for the first time in recorded history

  • F_Haxhausen@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Becoming a vegan anti-natalist is the most impact a person can make.

    I am uncertain of the numbers regarding both individually. You might be right.

    Personally, I think both are important.

    • theneverfox@pawb.social
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      1 year ago

      Well, no, wandering off into the woods is the biggest personal offset you can make.

      And there’s a whole range between that and being a vegan anti-natalist, and once you get into calculating your impact on others the whole equation changes

      This isn’t a problem that can be solved personally, it doesn’t make sense to look at it like that

      • commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        1 year ago

        wandering off into the woods is the biggest personal offset you can make.

        what about destroying fossil fuel extraction or transportation projects?

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          1 year ago

          Well that’s not really personal anymore.

          Like say you blow up an oil rig or tanker… Congrats, you just made huge a carbon footprint.

          Now say oil equipment gains a habit of being sabotaged, consistently. If it’s one person, It’s a problem for law enforcement. If it’s a consistent thing, fossil fuels have just become more expensive to produce statistically

          Or, you know, we could pass a tax or regulate them properly

          Regardless, my point is that climate change is a systematic problem, thinking of it in terms of individual action is already flawed