Tired of feeling hopeless about climate change? Take a look at these charts.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/06/climate-change-charts-data-optimism/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNjkzOTcyODAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNjk1MzU1MTk5LCJpYXQiOjE2OTM5NzI4MDAsImp0aSI6IjBlMmUxYzc0LTk2ODgtNGUzOS05ODIwLTkzNjQ2NGUzYWI3ZiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9vcGluaW9ucy8yMDIzLzA5LzA2L2NsaW1hdGUtY2hhbmdlLWNoYXJ0cy1kYXRhLW9wdGltaXNtLyJ9.savy8SPlwaI0KOAX-9xZWy4JXC53X_QsumnxoPSh4kc

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celticwolf

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even if we haven’t gotten to the point of bending the curve of atmospheric CO2 concentrations.

Nothing else matters. This is the bottom line, period, full stop. We've had promises and technological developments and "positive trends" for decades now, and CO2 emissions have just continued going up and up and up. All the while, our governments continue to subsidize fossil fuels to the tune of trillions of dollars, approve record numbers of oil and gas drilling permits on public lands, and don't take any meaningful action to address climate change. I don't want to hear any more of this garbage about how we're "starting to succeed." We're like thirty years behind where we should be.

silence7

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The permits thing is about the US, where the courts have held that a drilling lease is a property right, so you can't just say no to permits. So Biden cut new leases to the minimum required by law.

acres leased by US bureau of land management by year, showing a huge drop once Biden took office

Getting an end to new drilling permits is going to take more votes and control of the courts than we've had.