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The world has experienced its hottest day on record, according to meteorologists.

The average global temperature reached 17.01C (62.62F) on Monday, according to the US National Centres for Environmental Prediction.

The figure surpasses the previous record of 16.92C (62.46F) - set back in August 2016.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've been trying to make changes to my consuming habits for a good number of years in pro of contributing (however small it might be) to the climate change fight. But, just as on wintermule says in the comments. It might be a lost fight for us mere individuals.

Just look at the data and then you'll realise that corporatins have been screwing the planet for a long long time now.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago

It’s not a lost fight at all. The largest single contributors to global warming are :

  1. Driving ICE cars.
  2. Electrical power from fossil

It’s very easy for people to make some choices to put a huge dent in both of these…if they want to.

The sad fact is that when confronted by this, most people I speak so make excuses about why they couldn’t possibly make changes to their own lives.

Yes, these are systemic issues. But don’t pretend you’re powerless - that’s just a fucking cop-out.