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Honest Government Ad - Net Zero by 2050 (Original Post) ItsjustMe Nov 2021 OP
K&R!!!!! burrowowl Nov 2021 #1
K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Nov 2021 #2
It's very, very honest. Aussie105 Nov 2021 #3
Love these guys! jaxexpat Nov 2021 #4
What a kicker at the end! bucolic_frolic Nov 2021 #5
Another K & R Duppers Nov 2021 #6
Brilliant Wild blueberry Nov 2021 #7

Aussie105

(6,883 posts)
3. It's very, very honest.
Sun Nov 7, 2021, 04:17 AM
Nov 2021

The consensus amongst a lot of Australians is that our government is doing the 'blah-blah-blah' bit.

Narrator even shows the Aussie Parliament building and our leader when she says just that.

But yeah, we know the problem, and we know what to do about it.

So let's start talking about viable solutions, please.

Duppers

(28,297 posts)
6. Another K & R
Sun Nov 7, 2021, 08:54 AM
Nov 2021

For painful truths most won't listen to.

85% of all human-produced carbon dioxide emissions come from the burning of fossil fuels like coal, natural gas and oil, including gasoline. The remainder results from the clearing of forests and other land use, as well as some industrial processes.."
- NASA, 01/13/09


Each child born in the United States will add about 9,441 metric tons of carbon dioxide to the carbon legacy of an average parent. The study concludes,

“Clearly, the potential savings from reduced reproduction are huge compared to the savings that can be achieved by changes in lifestyle.”

https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/population_and_sustainability/climate


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