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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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5 Climate Questions for the Candidates Ahead of the Presidential Debate | Here’s what the Times climate team would ask Harris and Trump about climate change, energy policy and the environment. (messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com)
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[–] kevinrns@mstdn.social 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

@silence7

Pointless nonsense. Ffs.

Like trump will do anything.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

He'll spout words, likely ones which make it clear he's going to make good on his side of the oil industry's billion-dollar bribe.

Making that clear to people is likely a big deal

[–] kevinrns@mstdn.social 1 points 2 months ago

@silence7

Mom is making dinner, the home invaders aren't, menu comparisons are unnecessary.

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Trump will burn in hell, if elected, we'll burn with him.

#Harris