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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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The Right Kind of Tipping Point | Global carbon dioxide emissions might have already peaked, according to new estimates, signaling a potentially monumental shift. (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago

Unfortunately, that's not generally the case. Everyone is affected, in particular also the ecosystems that support our lives.
And we're seeing disproportionate effects in poorer countries, because those cannot afford AC, isolated housing or rebuilding from the increased flood, storms, forest fires etc. that are already taking place.

There is some things one can do when recognizing the changing climate, like:

  • selling your beachfront property,
  • moving into colder regions,
  • selecting crops that can deal with the harsher weather,
  • ensuring a flood can seep away in your city,
  • planting trees to provide shade + the cooling effect of evaporation + hindrance for storms.

But yeah, it's still going to be a wild ride for everyone.