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Humans have caused 1.5 °C of long-term global warming according to new estimates

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399 points gmays | 2 comments | 17 Nov 24 18:49 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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xyst ◴[17 Nov 24 19:08 UTC] No.42166202[source]▶
With USA going full climate denial in next 4 yrs and SCOTUS packed with O&G friendly judges. It’s going to get worsw
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diath ◴[17 Nov 24 20:56 UTC] No.42167158[source]▶
What has the US administration done in the past 4 years to make a significant impact on the global warming issue?
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1. glial ◴[17 Nov 24 23:17 UTC] No.42168223[source]▶
* Inflation Reduction Act (IRA): largest federal investment in climate action to date, allocating over $391 billion to reduce carbon emissions.

* Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: investments in public transit and infrastructure, promoting sustainable transportation and reducing emissions.

* Methane Emissions Reduction: EPA introduced regulations to curb methane emissions from the oil and gas industry

* Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Phase-Down: EPA issued a final rule to reduce HFC production and consumption by 85% over 15 years

* Rejoining the Paris Agreement

* Climate Finance Pledge: the administration pledged to increase international climate finance to over $11 billion annually by 2024

* National Climate Task Force: established to coordinate a whole-of-government approach to tackling the climate crisis, aiming for net-zero emissions by 2050.

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2. krainboltgreene ◴[18 Nov 24 04:59 UTC] No.42169831[source]▶
$391B over ten years. The total sum of this effort is less than 2% of our GDP. UNCTAD says it'll take 18% of 48 countries GDP (distributed appropriately).