All good points, but your first line gives me pause:
I don't intend to start a flame war or any political discussion whatsoever.
When did science and facts become "political?"
While I commend your choice to purchase a Tesla, the reality is that far, far too many here and elsewhere continue to allow others to spin the narrative, thus allowing continued, unchecked dumping of GHG's.
That should be a crime, and it likely will be at some point, but let's not allow those that persist in living in a "Land of Intentional Make Believe" to get away with it. They place our entire planet's future in peril for the personal gain.
The sites below are not "political" but factual; just because many have made billions of dollars from the status quo doesn't give them the right to continue the rape of our planet. If you don't know these facts, and it sounds like you are remarkably clueless on this topic, then shame on you for neglecting your responsibilities as an adult human. It appears to be long overdue for you to get smarter on the most critical threat to our planet's future.
And if you
do know these facts but are too timid to raise your voice in defense of our planet, then how 'bout manning up and growing a pair?
Thank you.
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climate.nasa.gov
Climate Science Special Report: Executive Summary
Which states:
This assessment concludes, based on extensive evidence, that it is extremely likely that human activities, especially emissions of greenhouse gases, are the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century. For the warming over the last century, there is no convincing alternative explanation supported by the extent of the observational evidence.
In addition to warming, many other aspects of global climate are changing, primarily in response to human activities. Thousands of studies conducted by researchers around the world have documented changes in surface, atmospheric, and oceanic temperatures; melting glaciers; diminishing snow cover; shrinking sea ice; rising sea levels; ocean acidification; and increasing atmospheric water vapor.
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And, perhaps most concerning:
News | Huge Cavity in Antarctic Glacier Signals Rapid Decay
Which states:
Numerical models of ice sheets use a fixed shape to represent a cavity under the ice, rather than allowing the cavity to change and grow. The new discovery implies that this limitation most likely causes those models to underestimate how fast Thwaites is losing ice.
About the size of Florida, Thwaites Glacier is currently responsible for approximately 4 percent of global sea level rise. It holds enough ice to raise the world ocean a little over 2 feet (65 centimeters) and backstops neighboring glaciers that would raise sea levels an additional 8 feet (2.4 meters) if all the ice were lost.
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