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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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Petroleum drilling technology is now making carbon-free power ... in Utah (www.npr.org)
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"Geothermal does currently cost more per megawatt hour than wind or solar, but those more-established renewables require big batteries to keep power flowing around the clock."

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[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

[–] Shirasho@lemmings.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

ADA approves this message. Also, did you know that pioneers get less work done when posting online?

[–] kalkulat@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Derange the home stove, the Ford, or the range?

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago

It's drill bits. New drill bits made this possible.