The BBC, and other sites obviously, are covering today's "special report" from the IPCC.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-45775309
It suggests we have almost no time left to do very major things, or it all gets pretty unpleasant.
Anyway, in terms of what "ordinary people" should be doing, here are their seven suggestions.
With some effort I might be able to do a little of 1. 2 & 6 are not affordable. 3 & 4 are irrelevant to me. 5 I do as far as possible. 7 seems a bit meaningless.
So hanging out my washing seems as good a contribution as I can make. How about you?
1) buy less meat, milk, cheese and butter and more locally sourced seasonal food - and throw less of it away
2) drive electric cars but walk or cycle short distances
3) take trains and buses instead of planes
4) use videoconferencing instead of business travel
5) use a washing line instead of a tumble dryer
6) insulate homes
7) demand low carbon in every consumer product
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