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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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Biden’s Record Is Full of Climate Wins — So Why Don’t Voters Know It? Environmental groups are making a concerted effort to educate voters about President Joe Biden’s climate policies before election (www.notus.org)
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[–] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world -5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

single issue voters have always been a scourge to democracy. Whether they be "pro-life" and happily accept anything the candidate dumps out, as long as they control women's health, or anti-genocide and reject everything, even to the point of burning down their own country.

Very few people are actually "pro-genocide", but people need to balance everything.

it's still: genocide+lots of good stuff vs genocide+lots of bad stuff.

it's not a matter of whataboutism, because both sides are pro-genocide.

If genocide is all that matters, then you're a good person morally, but a bad American. Genocide SHOULD and DOES matter. But the topic shouldn't be your only defining political characteristic.

[–] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If genocide is all that matters, then you're a good person morally, but a bad American.

Shit Americans Say.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Shit Americans Say.

Nah man there are still a few progressives left here.

A few.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This sounds like jack-off centrism.

[–] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world -3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

no. not in the slightest. it sounds like fucking nuance.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Or, you know, the philosophy of Joe Manchin.

[–] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world -3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

never heard that name before in my life... 🤷‍♂️

[–] ltxrtquq@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Do you just not really pay attention to US politics? It was only like a year or two ago that his name was always being brought up.

[–] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

If knowing that name is your sole metric for "not really paying attention", then by your standards, I obviously don't really pay attention.

Fortunately, my desire to care about your metrics is non-existent.