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Soaring temperatures. Unusually hot oceans. Record high levels of carbon pollution in the atmosphere and record low Antarctic ice. We’re only halfway through 2023 and so many climate records are being broken.

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[–] gibbedygook 6 points 1 year ago

Corporations are polluting like nobody's business and ignoring the bulk of the proble, then passing off the responsibility to individuals where they can. Gestures like "use less plastic bags" and "use less straws" mostly help save money, and aren't enough to stop the planet from dying.