One of the most important questions in climate science is how high sea levels will rise in the coming decades. As Earth's temperature increases, glaciers and polar ice sheets melt while warmer ocean water expands, causing sea levels to rise faster than before. These changes threaten coastal cities, islands, and ecosystems around the world.

Scientists agree that the amount of future sea level rise depends largely on how quickly greenhouse gas emissions are reduced. Without strong climate action, millions of people living in low-lying coastal areas could face increased flooding, erosion, and saltwater intrusion.

Reducing carbon emissions, expanding renewable energy, and protecting natural coastal defenses such as mangroves and wetlands can help slow the rate of sea level rise and lessen its impacts. While the exact height of future sea levels remains uncertain, the overall trend is clear. Taking immediate action to address climate change is essential to protect vulnerable communities, preserve ecosystems, and build a safer, more resilient future for generations to come.

Yes I know this question probably gets asked a lot. Yes I did ask this question on r/climatechange like 3 days ago. Yes I know Reddit is full of bots and hopeless people thus its word on climate change is not at all gospel. I’m asking Reddit anyway to try and counter that, I suppose. Me asking this so often is stupid and accomplishes little but generalized anxiety disorder and bad climate news is a shitty combination.

So yeah I will try and keep this short. I had, still kind of have, hope that the renewables shift, something I think we’ve all been waiting for in regards to climate change, would really help in the fight for mitigation. I had more hope for the future climate fight than I had in years when I saw how much it was taking off. I still want to feel that hope but with pretty much everything getting worse in terms of temperature and weather events (which I know will keep happening) and the online consensus(probably not a great gauge) leaning more and more towards “we are all gonna die from this, don’t have kids, maybe kill yourself before it gets too bad“ it’s feeling like that’s all for naught now.

I wanna believe humanity can adapt. I wanna place more faith in the recent 4 degrees celsius by 2100 scenario being retired. But now I see people doubting even that and not just on shitholes like r/collapse where suicide and despair are practically venerated. Really I may just be feeling this bad because of one article from the Guardian I saw that said something like Earth’s reaching critical energy imbalances due to climate change. But basically, the question I have is does hope remain for a good or happy future with all that’s going on? Does the renewables shift actually imply more hope for the future or is it likely to be temporary?

I’ll end it here. I’m asking here because I really do wanna change things for myself on this. Sadly I still have an ICE car though I haven’t been using it much. My dad has a pretty old electric in the garage that we’ve talked about refurbishing for my use. He’s big into solar panels, we’ve talked about getting a generator for the house instead of a boiler. I’m trying to get a heat pump. Yet today I just can’t shake the hopelessness regarding the future of our planet and species. It’s no comfort to me that Earth will be just fine when we’re gone. I like humanity and I don’t want it to enter a future worse than the last three hundred years. If that’s even likely. If there’s anything more I can do to limit my impact, let me know

Anyone know any things I can do locally to support ecosystems/help with climate change, especially involving a garden? I really wanna get involved.

Here's how science says you can optimize.

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Add your name to call on Andy Burnham to Secure Our Future

The UK is under extreme heat. Soon, Andy Burnham could be under even greater pressure. The question is: will he rise to the challenge? As Britain swelters through only the second red heat warning in its history, one thing is clear: the climate and nature crisis is no longer a warning about the future. It’s here now, and escalating. But is Andy prepared to meet the moment?

Add your name to the call on Andy Burnham to:

• Meet the UK's international climate and nature commitments
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Individual actions are great. Eating less or no meat is great. Educating yourself and others about the science and actions ordinary people can take to grow plants, replenish soil, band with your community are great.

BUT THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE CLIMATE FROM GETTING WORSE—we CANNOT reverse how bad it already is—IS TO MAKE THE EXECUTIVES OF CHEVRON, EXXONMOBIL, SHELL, AND OTHER FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES AROUND THE WORLD FEARFUL.

The law will not contain them, so we must resort to DIRECT PEACEFUL PROTESTS TO LET THEM KNOW WE KNOW THEIR NAMES, WE KNOW THEIR FACES, and we will NOT LET THEM OFF THE FUCKING HOOK.

Fck the rich, start investing in green companies. Not only we can slow down this shitshow but also profit BIG money in \~10 years span.

Buy environment friendly stocks while they are cheap while also doing humanity a favor.

Hello, I am engineering student working on an impact project, and I am interested in the neglected areas of the current initiatives against climate change. I would like to hear more about your thoughts, experience and knowledge on the matter: what issues is out of our focus, but is massively damaging the environment? Please feel free to mention any economical, social or political link as well!

An article formulating the thesis that our philosophy on sustainability evolves over time: from 1.0 (conservationism) and 2.0 (sustainable development) to 3.0 (holistic sustainability)