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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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Big Oil knew monster storms were coming. We have the receipts. Internal documents over the last 45 years reveal the fossil fuel industry has long known their products would supercharge extreme weather (heated.world)
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[–] basmati@lemmus.org 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

When we as a society realize the governments we've made are inadequate and do things sans government approval. Not advocating for anything that is distasteful to any neolib moderation reading, of course.

[–] john_lemmy@slrpnk.net 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Are you sure we can't just vote harder somehow? Like, vote, but really really mean it.

[–] huskypenguin@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

The answer is obviously with the markets.

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

There's an idea! Or maybe we shouldn't vote. They might be on to us. Here's the plan, we don't vote then surprise sneak attack vote. They will never see it coming.

Edit: Much like my friend here. I don't understand what voting is.

[–] stembolts@programming.dev 4 points 3 weeks ago

Of course. Because as we know, every positive event in history has occurred while holding hands and respectfully requesting what was required.