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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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States are falling behind in using IRA funding to advance climate action | Two years after the IRA passed, a new report found that states have only captured a tiny fraction of the funding available (grist.org)
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[–] Zipitydew 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Might be able to add context here. Company I work for started looking after few different project ideas when it passed. What we found was the version that passed left how the program would work undecided. Essentially requiring the EPA and other agencies to digest the text and establish process and procedures to apply and qualify.

A project I've been working on nearly 2 years only finally got some good news back in March. It took federal agencies that long to decide who/what/when/where/how you're able to tap into these funds. Thankfully my team and I made the case it was a project worth doing regardless of if the government ever gives us the tax breaks. Which we might get enough back on doing to immediately replicate the project at more locations.