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Reading these headlines is pretty depressing. If you want to do something about it, a paper called Tackling Climate Change with Machine Learning[0] just came ou
by martincollignon 7y ago
Reading these headlines is pretty depressing. If you want to do something about it, a paper called Tackling Climate Change with Machine Learning[0] just came out, and under Tools for Individuals a startup called Tomorrow[1] is mentioned. They're actively looking for help to get more integrations to their app to calculate people's personal CO2 emissions.
[0] https://arxiv.org/abs/1906.05433 https://arxiv.org/abs/1906.05433
[1] https://www.tmrow.com/ https://www.tmrow.com/
- aaronbrethorst 7y agoedit: If you want to do something about it, vote for elected officials with credible plans to address our climate crisis.
- dragonwriter 7y ago> vote for elected officials who are promising to address our climate crisis. Vote for ones with credible plans, instead.
- aaronbrethorst 7y agoright on.
- martincollignon 7y agoCompletely agreed - this is priority #1. But individuals could probably benefit from being aware of their emissions
- jellicle 7y ago> personal CO2 emissions I think trying to frame this as an issue of personal responsibility, as "turn the lights off when you leave the room to save the world", is not only wrong but actively harmful to doing what is needed: massive, concerted, governmental, action.
- martincollignon 7y agoBoth will be needed - most people in industrialized countries would be shocked by what their driving and flying and eating really is, especially if tied to a $ amount