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As a starting point, the burning of fossil fuels, and to a lesser extent deforestation and release of methane are responsible for the warming in recent decades: Graph of temperature as observed with significant warming, and simulated without added greenhouse gases and other anthropogentic changes, which shows no significant warming

How much each change to the atmosphere has warmed the world: IPCC AR6 Figure 2 - Thee bar charts: first chart: how much each gas has warmed the world. About 1C of total warming. Second chart: about 1.5C of total warming from well-mixed greenhouse gases, offset by 0.4C of cooling from aerosols and negligible influence from changes to solar output, volcanoes, and internal variability. Third chart: about 1.25C of warming from CO2, 0.5C from methane, and a bunch more in small quantities from other gases. About 0.5C of cooling with large error bars from SO2.

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Denial is over. Climate change is happening. But why do we still act like it's not? (theconversation.com)
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[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 65 points 11 months ago (4 children)

We live in a world where money is Supreme. And we live such that if we tried to go strike or protest in some form, we would be out of a job and living on the streets pretty quick. It's all by design.

[–] Slagathor@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Or you can be shot in the face by a cop with a teargas canister.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

But, dont forget, we live in the most prosperous times... I guess.

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

Guy in my city is now a single eyed man after peacefully protesting at a BLM gathering and being shot in the face with a tear gas canister. What a world.

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