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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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CO2 emissions reached record high in 2023 — IEA (www.dw.com)
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Progress seems to be stalled. Like people at a party's last-minute guzzling?

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[–] wildcherry@slrpnk.net 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

We let people take planes and drive freely.

Sabotage airports and car manufacturer. That'd be a start.

[–] kalkulat@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Trouble is, physical violence leads to more of the same. Giving the enemy the excuse needed.

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Exactly!!! The destruction of earth is the biggest violent act of our times.

[–] kalkulat@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

IMO the 20th-century was all the proof 'modern' humans needed about how effective revenge is. 'An eye for an eye' was trendy advice in the middle-East 3000 years ago. Still at work.