Nothing is a climate solution on its own.
this post was submitted on 03 Feb 2026
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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:
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yup! we need to systematically restructure our society and how we live. the climate collapse is the result of society that rewards moral apathy
Biodegradable plastics are also not intended to help the climate. It's to reduce the impact of plastic pollution.
And yes, the thing that breaks down faster releases broken down compounds faster. Who wrote this?
Anyone who has a compost pile at home can tell you these things are far from biodegradable as the general public understands the term. You need massive piles with enough thermal mass to keep the bags above a certain temperature for a few weeks as I understand it. It's just not a reasonable expectation for these to decompose in communities that don't have a separate compost pickup bin.
2026 now and pretty much zero has really been done. We’ve applied 5p charge to plastic bags at supermarkets. That’s about it. Oh, and dog bags,
Yet there are multiple new alternative materials been made and are viable, just not implemented.