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Discussion of climate, how it is changing, activism around that, the politics, and the energy systems change we need in order to stabilize things.

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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[–] manucode@infosec.pub 19 points 1 month ago (6 children)

How could one compare the two? They are so different. Climate activists are dangerous criminals that must be stopped at all cost, even if that includes criminalising carrying glue in public. Mass shooters on the other hand are just a fact of life. How would we even try to stop them? By criminalising carrying a firearm in public?

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 1 points 1 month ago (4 children)
[–] manucode@infosec.pub 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What makes you think I was being sarcastic?

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Calling mass shooters a fact of life, implying we can't ban guns, calling climate activists dangerous criminals. But I'm autistic so I can't tell if its sarcasm or if you genuinely hold those beliefs.

[–] manucode@infosec.pub 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sorry, I didn't want to confuse you. My comment was very much sarcastic.

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 1 points 1 month ago

Thanks for the clarity :)

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