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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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What to expect on climate at the Democratic convention (www.eenews.net)
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[–] BlucifersVeinyAnus 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Unwarranted optimism and empty promises?

Because that’s what I’m expecting.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Me too.

But what I'm hoping for under a Harris/Walz administration is a doubling down on the IRA. That's a success to build on.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

The real test for the convention is what makes it into the party platform; items which get there usually see an attempt to enact them.