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Humanity faces two unprecedented threats. One, #Covid19, is a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic. The other, climate change, will span many lifetimes, and remains our most dire challenge. But we have the technology to conquer it—now.

Here’s how 1/ wired.trib.al/UOR8ueA
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We’re in desperate need of a decades-long investment in the fight against climate change. A moon shot won’t cut it; neither will a few more Elon Musks. But the full might of the US government can. This needs to be our new Cold War 2/ wired.trib.al/MyhTz2L
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Nature is the most effective technology available to save the planet. It’s time we stopped overlooking our biggest potential ally in the climate fight 3/ #EarthDay2020 wired.trib.al/EoWll5W

Of all the grains humans eat, rice has the biggest carbon footprint. By simply introducing fish to rice paddies we could reduce the crop’s methane emissions by as much as 90 percent 4/ wired.trib.al/gDfZxNN
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Injecting carbon into concrete is something companies can do right this moment—with just a little extra hardware. And they should. If the cement business were a country, it would be the world's #3 producer of greenhouse gases, behind the US and China 5/ wired.trib.al/cS5Gfom

Transportation accounts for nearly a third of total greenhouse gas emissions in the US, and more than half of that is from cars. The modern American city is designed to favor cars and make other ways of getting around suck.

It’s time we changed that 6/ wired.trib.al/nUfWIK2

Producing electricity with solar arrays is now cheaper than burning coal. But solar only accounts for ~ 2% of the US power supply. To capitalize on solar's price advantage, we must install a vast number of photovoltaic panels 7/ wired.trib.al/rFxJina

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Every aspect of our lives can be made more efficient. In our office buildings, need fewer humans controlling the lights and thermostats and more AI systems that subtly nudge us toward massive energy savings 8/ wired.trib.al/jAiXho5

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Refrigeration accounts for about a sixth of humanity's electricity usage. By 2027, the global refrigeration market will quadruple in size. We need a better fridge—ASAP. This former chicken farmer has one 9/ wired.trib.al/4cYC0eV

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Finally, the most important agent of change: You. We know you can't solve the climate crisis alone, but we also can't solve it without you.

Here’s what you can do to help 10/ wired.trib.al/NVQ6cce

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The planet-saving ideas don’t end here. Check out our entire climate issue for more on what we can do right now 11/ wired.trib.al/UOR8ueA

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