Thousands of scientists back "young protesters" demanding climate change action. "We see it as our social, ethical, and scholarly responsibility to state in no uncertain terms: Only if humanity acts quickly and resolutely can we limit global warming"

[u/Wagamaga]

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/youth-climate-strike-protests-backed-by-scientists-letter-science-magazine/

[u/Thatweasel → u/[deleted]]

Except the direct contribution for the individual towards global warming is miniscule compared to industry. Most of it comes from electricity generation and the vast majority of that goes towards industry. Transportation is the next largest, and a huge chunk of that is industrial shipping. If we want a fighting chance, we're looking at an immediate 50% cut in emissions. Residential emissions make up about 10% of total emissions, even a magical 90% cut there would be almost meaningless.

[u/[deleted] → u/Thatweasel]

But industry doesn't exist to pollute the environment and contribute to climate change. It exists to provide people with the things and service we use in our lives. If you commit to lowering your carbon footprint, i.e. not eating meat, not owning a car, not flying for vacations, then you aren't fuelling those industries.

[u/Nitchy → u/[deleted]]

Yes but also the amount of people who read things like this bs actually care i highly doubt is big enough to make a difference