How to Avoid a Climate Disaster

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R&D, a clean energy standard, a price on carbon, or any of the other policies from chapter 11.

Sign up for a green pricing program with your electric utility.

The world 5,000 gigawatts The United States 1,000 gigawatts Mid-size city 1 gigawatt Small town 1 megawatt Average American house 1 kilowatt

what else it’s going to take to adapt to a warmer climate.

the Paris Agreement, in which more than 190 countries signed up to eventually limit their emissions, was such an achievement. Not because the current commitments will make a huge dent in emissions—if everyone meets them, they’ll reduce annual emissions by 3 billion to 6 billion tons in 2030, less than 12 percent of total emissions today—but

Make calls, write letters, attend town halls.

Look locally as well as nationally.

Making things (cement, steel, plastic) 31% Plugging in (electricity) 27% Growing things (plants, animals) 19% Getting around (planes, trucks, cargo ships) 16% Keeping warm and cool (heating, cooling, refrigeration) 7%