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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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[–] Enkers 72 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

My lord, these people are idiots...

[–] [email protected] 56 points 4 weeks ago

They already said Conservatives, it’s in the title.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

At what point does a government need to put its citizens in so much danger that the latter realizes this is class warfare?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 weeks ago

A significant part of the Alberta electorate cheers this loudly. They are noticing exactly the things they want to notice, unfortunately.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Too bad science doesnt care how we classify things. CO2.will do what it does no matter what you say it is.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Congrats. Seriously, it takes a very special kind of cultivated idiocy to fucking celebrate carbon dioxide in fucking 2024

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago

Christ. What fucking maroons.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Goddamn Alberta. You're taking away all the wrong lessons from US politics

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It’s Texas without the guns

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

They have guns, too. Thankfully firearms are federally regulated.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, we almost voted these guys out a year ago. BC just had the NDPs come back onto power and I am hoping the same thing happens here in a few years. These conservatives are by for the worst politicians we have ever had and many Albertans know it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

And far too many are okay with it. I met a former Albertan who unironically said we need more CO2 in the atmosphere.

[–] jaemo 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Former Albertan here. One of the big reasons I bought and EV was specifically to extend a clear middle finger that shithole wanna-be Mini-MAGA government. Alberta as a place is great, as a people, eh.. needs a bit of work, but as a legislative assembly, it's essential Mordor with coal-rolling orcs.

Fuck 'em.

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

Sounds like Florida

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

Maybe have the UCP leaders celebrate CO2 by crowding into a sealed room pumped full of this harmless non pollutant.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

The US in 3-days: “Hold my beer.”

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

In a few months again: pray for our wildfires!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

"Congratulations everyone! We've proved without a doubt that the earth is flat. What should we do next?"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Did you mean "burn it to the edges!" ?

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

Lmao yes, thank you.

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

"It's what plants crave" I've heard before. While true, global warming makes it harder for human sustainability. "Preserving our way of very specific economic domination for a few extra quarters" loses our way of life and sustainable economic opportunity.

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

"We must prioritize policies that protect our economy and our way of life. CO2 is an essential nutrient for mass, driving growth and boosting plant production. According to the CO2 Coalition, higher CO2 levels have led to healthier crops and improved food security worldwide,” said a UCP member speaking in favour of the policy who cited the notorious CO2 Coalition.

Reminds me of the joke where 100% of people who consumed H2O die.

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

“We must prioritize policies that protect our economy and our way of life. CO2 is an essential nutrient for mass, driving growth and boosting plant production. According to the CO2 Coalition, higher CO2 levels have led to healthier crops and improved food security worldwide,” said a UCP member speaking in favour of the policy who cited the notorious CO2 Coalition.

Well, that is the core of conservatism (the first bit).

The flaming leopards are going to become obese.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Alberta really is an F-A-R-T