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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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[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

I think it's honestly silly to discuss money at all when discussing habitability of the planet. No amount of money is too great to keep the planet habitable.

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 12 points 1 year ago

Yeah, but it's the only language decision makers understand.

[–] AnonTwo@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's nothing silly about it. The people who matter in this argument only turn their heads to money.

[–] federalreverse@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Because they are silly people. So yes, the tunnel view of the moneyed is completely silly.

[–] Metal_Zealot@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

but... but WAR. we GOTTA have war, what would we do without war???

[–] Uranium3006@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

future generations would rather pay it off than have a destroyed world

[–] cows_are_underrated@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Money is the only thing the rich care about