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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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Which States Would Lose the Most if the IRA is Repealed: How a potential IRA repeal would impact clean energy deployment in each state (www.distilled.earth)
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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago

Texas losing 35k potential MW from their grid won't be a problem. Everyone knows Texas has a strong, reliable electrical grid.

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

The Irish Republican Army is getting repealed?!? Sounds like the Free State is up for grabs again, lads!

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

IRA = US Inflation Reduction Act, a major piece of climate legislation

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

That's not an Individual Retirement Account

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Sorry, that acronym's already taken

[–] Enkers 3 points 4 days ago

Looks like some people are about to get what they voted for. Sucks for everyone else who has to suffer too, though.