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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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I used to conserve artworks. Now I am in prison for taking climate action | It was my dream job. But what’s the point of preserving masterpieces for a future being destroyed by fossil fuel companies? (www.theguardian.com)
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To be clear: they splashed soup on the glass in front of a piece of art.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

@silence7 as an artist, I say fuck art. The earth is more important.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Damn, that’s a strong piece of writing. I hope it reaches enough people.