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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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Does recycling actually help the climate? (it's a relatively minor act, with the notable exception of metals recycling) (yaleclimateconnections.org)
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  • Myth: If you dispose of recyclables properly, they will be recycled.
  • Myth: Recycling is the best thing you can do to fight against climate change.
  • Myth: “Reduce,” “reuse,” and “recycle” are equally beneficial.
  • Myth: Anyone can recycle.
  • Reality: Recycling education could be more than just trash talk.
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[–] DontRedditMyLemmy@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What happens to aluminum foil in the waste stream? Does it get picked out and recycled?

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 3 points 9 months ago

There is no one answer to this kind of question; it depends on the specific facility handling your recycling. Some can pick it out and recycle it. Some just send it to a landfill.

The only way you get answers to this kind of question is to talk to the people responsible for it where you live, and understand what they do, and where things go after sorting