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False claims that heatwave is bogus spread online
(www.bbc.com)
Discussion of climate, how it is changing, activism around that, the politics, and the energy systems change we need in order to stabilize things.
As a starting point, the burning of fossil fuels, and to a lesser extent deforestation and release of methane are responsible for the warming in recent decades:
How much each change to the atmosphere has warmed the world:
Recommended actions to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the near future:
Anti-science, inactivism, and unsupported conspiracy theories are not ok here.
People on the right in the USA and Canada have also been claiming that "liberals" started the wildfires in order to convince people of the climate change hoax. It's insane what they will do to avoid uncomfortable reality.
In Canada the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, who has a decent chance of being elected PM, even accused Trudeau's government in Parliament of starting the fires. It's surprising that didn't get more media attention. You can hear him shout "started by your government" at 1:02 in this clip:
https://twitter.com/i/status/1656734773014822926
I've been sharing this CBC clip in response to some of those conspiracy claims: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2226499139566