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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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Few have heard about Biden's climate policies, even those who care most about issue — CBS News poll (www.cbsnews.com)
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[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 14 points 6 months ago (1 children)

He's actually done a lot — the Inflation Reduction Act is the biggest piece of climate policy the US has done.

It's not sufficient on its own, but it's a good beginning.

[–] admiralteal@kbin.social 11 points 6 months ago

It's likely the biggest piece of climate policy the world has ever seen. Estimated to be close to $1.3 trillion in total investment, nearly entirely in renewables and their halo.

It's completely changing the entire market. The wonks who really get deep in policy are ecstatic about it. An amazing bill that does so much to make immediate changes, but is also structured to build longterm constituency in climate tech -- it will certainly make it way easier to pass even more aggressive climate policy in the future, at least provided Trump doesn't get back in and just gut it next year. Like many good pieces of policy, the longer it continues to exist the harder it will be to repeal.

It's a rare time to hope. Biden's legacy, if it doesn't get completely destroyed by his heinous approach to Gaza, should be as the climate president.

Progressives and lefty types don't want to hear it though. They are at full "bitch eating crackers" hate of Biden and are uninterested to challenge those prejudices.