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CT Negative Anthropogenic Climate Change Thread
Week # 34 (22/8/16 – 22/8/22 – 7 days)
Weekly Stats:
.........................................................2022 Average..............................................................2022 Average
Last Week's......Prior Week's........Views/Day..........Last Week's.....Prior Week's......Responses/Day
Views/Day........Views/Day.............(34 wks.)........Responses/Day....Resp./Day......... (34 Wks.).
...74..........................75..........................49........................4..............................8......................3.........
Background
On Aug. 2, 2022, ChessTalk initiated a new forum called “The Non-Chess Forum”. Our “Climate Change” thread, and one on COVID-19, were then moved out of the “Open Forum”, which is the homepage by default, and into this new forum.
Henry has apparently undertaken to change the homepage to clearly indicate that ChessTalk now has 3 forums (Though it has not yet been carried out) – it is not obvious that there are three forums – newbies would not know to click on “forum” to get the drop-down menu of forums (it is not an obviously link).
Nevertheless, somehow, activity in the thread increased, despite now being somewhat hidden from new members of ChessTalk. CT chessplayers interested in the climate change issue made the extra clicks to find us! It shows that chessplayers do wish to talk to each other, within their own family, on non-chess life issues, such as climate change.
We may even, over time, see the number of threads in this forum increase to include other life issues – is anyone going to be daring enough to start one on “Spirituality/Religions”, or, “Current Global Politics”??
Analysis of Last Weeks Stats
The bottom line is that activity has been increasing throughout 2022......we are well ahead each week now, of the 2022 Average.
Activity last week was consistent with our two weeks on the “Non-chess Forum”; this activity level has been higher than before our thread move to the “Non-chess” forum! The climate change issue among ChessTalker's is continuing to grab attention!
Climate Change Thread “Responses”
There are lots of climate change articles out there.
This thread encourages CT'ers to re-post responses here when they see climate change posts of interest elsewhere. ChessTalkers have been quite active posting “responses”.
I personally, as the thread originator, am shooting to post a new response at least every 2nd day, but am sometimes falling short on this, depending on the amount of time I have to be on-line, which is limited.
The Pressing Climate Change Issue
The core issue:
Building a sense of URGENCY on this issue in society. We must realize that we cannot kick it down the road any longer!
The public is aware of the climate change issue......
BUT.....
climate activists must find strategies to “AWAKEN” the public to the “urgency”.
The Time Line
Nature's Tipping point is estimated to be, on current trajectory, only 9 years away (Around Jan. 1, 2031). Capping the temperature rise at only 1.5 degrees Celsius is now impossible (UN Climate Change Panel's most recent report). UNCCP noted that current government deadlines were totally insufficient to solve the problem. CO 2 must be capped by 2025! And for the first time, CO 2 “removal” has now become a necessary part of the solution, along with eliminating spewing of greenhouse gases into our atmosphere.
Our window of opportunity is fast closing.
The Large Picture Solutions
Can we come up with at least one or two viable suggestions of impressive, radical things that might wake up the public, that we could then put out there to other concerned client activists?
CT'ers' Local Actions on Climate Change
You can do something! When you like one of this thread's links on an aspect of climate change, spread the news by posting it to your social media accounts and other Websites/Discussion Boards you participate in!
~ Bob (T-S/P)
Week # 34 (22/8/16 – 22/8/22 – 7 days)
Weekly Stats:
.........................................................2022 Average..............................................................2022 Average
Last Week's......Prior Week's........Views/Day..........Last Week's.....Prior Week's......Responses/Day
Views/Day........Views/Day.............(34 wks.)........Responses/Day....Resp./Day......... (34 Wks.).
...74..........................75..........................49........................4..............................8......................3.........
Background
On Aug. 2, 2022, ChessTalk initiated a new forum called “The Non-Chess Forum”. Our “Climate Change” thread, and one on COVID-19, were then moved out of the “Open Forum”, which is the homepage by default, and into this new forum.
Henry has apparently undertaken to change the homepage to clearly indicate that ChessTalk now has 3 forums (Though it has not yet been carried out) – it is not obvious that there are three forums – newbies would not know to click on “forum” to get the drop-down menu of forums (it is not an obviously link).
Nevertheless, somehow, activity in the thread increased, despite now being somewhat hidden from new members of ChessTalk. CT chessplayers interested in the climate change issue made the extra clicks to find us! It shows that chessplayers do wish to talk to each other, within their own family, on non-chess life issues, such as climate change.
We may even, over time, see the number of threads in this forum increase to include other life issues – is anyone going to be daring enough to start one on “Spirituality/Religions”, or, “Current Global Politics”??
Analysis of Last Weeks Stats
The bottom line is that activity has been increasing throughout 2022......we are well ahead each week now, of the 2022 Average.
Activity last week was consistent with our two weeks on the “Non-chess Forum”; this activity level has been higher than before our thread move to the “Non-chess” forum! The climate change issue among ChessTalker's is continuing to grab attention!
Climate Change Thread “Responses”
There are lots of climate change articles out there.
This thread encourages CT'ers to re-post responses here when they see climate change posts of interest elsewhere. ChessTalkers have been quite active posting “responses”.
I personally, as the thread originator, am shooting to post a new response at least every 2nd day, but am sometimes falling short on this, depending on the amount of time I have to be on-line, which is limited.
The Pressing Climate Change Issue
The core issue:
Building a sense of URGENCY on this issue in society. We must realize that we cannot kick it down the road any longer!
The public is aware of the climate change issue......
BUT.....
climate activists must find strategies to “AWAKEN” the public to the “urgency”.
The Time Line
Nature's Tipping point is estimated to be, on current trajectory, only 9 years away (Around Jan. 1, 2031). Capping the temperature rise at only 1.5 degrees Celsius is now impossible (UN Climate Change Panel's most recent report). UNCCP noted that current government deadlines were totally insufficient to solve the problem. CO 2 must be capped by 2025! And for the first time, CO 2 “removal” has now become a necessary part of the solution, along with eliminating spewing of greenhouse gases into our atmosphere.
Our window of opportunity is fast closing.
The Large Picture Solutions
Can we come up with at least one or two viable suggestions of impressive, radical things that might wake up the public, that we could then put out there to other concerned client activists?
CT'ers' Local Actions on Climate Change
You can do something! When you like one of this thread's links on an aspect of climate change, spread the news by posting it to your social media accounts and other Websites/Discussion Boards you participate in!
~ Bob (T-S/P)
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