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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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Big oil ‘fully owned the villain role’ in 2023, the hottest year ever recorded | Fossil fuel firms ‘took the mask off’ as they reneged on climate pledges and doubled down on expansion of planet-heatin (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] Organichedgehog@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago (4 children)

why aren't politicians helping our planet?

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 13 points 10 months ago

An awful lot are bought off.

[–] frunch@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

They presume they'll be gone (aka dead) before the shit hits the fan?

[–] metaStatic@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago

Accelerationists think this is helping

[–] Rolder@reddthat.com 1 points 10 months ago

  1. Money

  2. Most are old as dirt so won’t be around for the consequences

[–] toaster@slrpnk.net 9 points 10 months ago

They're increasing production each year; they are not under threat but are actually one of the most wealthy, powerful, and influential industries with no need for grassroots support. Don't entertain petroturfing.

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Also important to say is that 2023 was not just the year of private fossil fuel companies taking of the mask, but also public ones. We just saw very well how pissed OPEC was at this years COP and it being held in the UAE is a clear sign as well.