[Dumblydorr]

Keep in mind total emissions grew much much faster in our lifetime (let’s say 1980-2026) than in the prior 200 years, which was before most of the recent huge growth in Chinese and Indian emissions.

Also the ocean and arctic were absorbing the majority of the heat. The arctics been going through these heat waves for 10 years, its white albedo decreasing and potentially permafrost melting making more effective emissions now.

We must act. Stop eating beef. Stop taking trips if possible. Vote for those who care about climate, not bugaboos like immigration. We have real problems like climate, and jump-scare tribal problems like immigrants and foreigners, which are actually good for a nation.

Saying this just having emerged from a heat dome, New England forest is not built for feels like 105F. Many living things in my own backyard are now heavily stressed by climate. We. Must. Act.

[baggy_trough]

You aren't going to "stop eating beef" your way out of this. Addressing climate change requires technical solutions that result in clean energy that is cheaper than carbon emitting sources (in reality, not just due to regulations).

[hdgvhicv]

Solar is far cheaper than other forms, despite he US subsidising fossil fuels and taxing solar

[baggy_trough]

Excellent news, then all we have to do is let peoples' desire to save money take care of the problem!

[inigyou]

What action will you take to ensure next year it's only 85F?

[Dumblydorr]

You can’t. All you can do is realize every trip you take and every bite of beef is yet another drop in the bucket. Every vote for a denialist is probably worth 100s of burgers too, sad to say.

You must choose if your hedonism outweighs the good of our biosphere now and in future. The billions of unborn humans. The trillions of innocent life forms that might go extinct. That blue bird or cardinal in the yard with no AC. The coral reefs decimated. The poor humans suffering tremendously. We have a choice to slightly reduce these things.

Most people choose hedonism.

[inigyou]

There are some actions people can take that create massively outsized consequences. The CEOs of oil companies take many of these.

[swiftcoder]

> What action will you take to ensure next year it's only 85F?

The time to take that particular action was 20 or 30 years ago. We're not in a position to do a damn thing about next year's heat waves, or the year after that...

What we're talking about now is taking actions that may prevent much larger heat waves 20 years from now

[inigyou]

What actions will you take to ensure the summer of 2050 isn't 200F?

[swiftcoder]

Solar + heat pumps, electric vehicle (I'd rather use public transit, but I live in the wilderness), eating locally-grown seasonal fruits and vegetables, etc.

I walk this walk, bud, but at the same time, whatever I do is completely irrelevant if we don't get off our collective asses and force the governments and corporations to do their part.

[phs318u]

At least when your grandkids look up from reading books where you’ve had to explain what ice skating was, and ask you, “What did you do?”, you’ll be able to answer honestly, “I did my best. Sadly kids, most people back then were arseholes.”

We are individually responsible for our actions. Nothing more.

We are collectively responsible for the outcome.

[inigyou]

How will these actions ensure the summer of 2050 isn't 200F?

[swiftcoder]

I know you are just playing the fool here, but do you sincerely believe doing nothing is likely to achieve a better outcome?

[abroszka33]

Absolutely nothing. In fact I'm trying to enjoy the things I can while it lasts.

[bamboozled]

“Stop eating beef.”

Nah we need to stop burning fossil fuels dude.

[swiftcoder]

I mean, we do also need to eat less beef. Its not going to fix things on its own, but it is part of multi-solving our way through this crisis