> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 2 evergreens, 1 source</em></s> #### [[How to understand climate change]] ##### Put average temperature into perspective - [[Small changes in average global temperature have exponential effects ]] - [[Global warming isn't consistent]] - [[Climate change increases the likelyhood of extreme weather events]] ##### Understand misinformation around climate change Climate predictions have usually been accurate, and when they haven't bee it is because there have been outside > [!cite]- [[video - Why have climate change predictions been so WRONG]] > > ![[video - Why have climate change predictions been so WRONG#^video]] 1. Understand everything as percentage of [[51 billion]] - the amount of emissions that we emit per year as of 2019 2. We need net-zero emissions - we won't be able to get rid of all greenhouse gas emission, but we need to reduce it to the point that we can extract the remaining emission 3. Understand how much energy is need for what - [[kilowatt]] == house, [[gigawatt]] == city, 100+ gigawatts == big countries 4. We need to focus on reducing the cost of getting too zero aka green premiums > [!cite]- How [[Bill Gates]] breaks it down > > ![[10_Sources/books - How to Avoid a Climate Disaster#^308344234]] > ![[10_Sources/books - How to Avoid a Climate Disaster#^308344247]] > ![[10_Sources/books - How to Avoid a Climate Disaster#^308344254]] > ![[10_Sources/books - How to Avoid a Climate Disaster#^308344255]] > ![[10_Sources/books - How to Avoid a Climate Disaster#^308344256]] ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/SPROUT *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[climate change]], [[fossil fuels]] #### References ![[How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates#^citation]] > ![[10_Sources/books - How to Avoid a Climate Disaster#^307323240]] > ![[10_Sources/books - How to Avoid a Climate Disaster#^307323243]]