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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 if Everyone Did Something to Slow Climate Change? Researchers are looking at the impact that individuals’ actions can have on reducing carbon emissions — and the best ways to get people to adopt (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Those are important, but the act of doing things like installing solar panels, or a heat pump changes minds — and when you do it, others around you see and imitate.

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

I'd rather put my money into feeding the hungry than consumption effecting nothing but my ego.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I can't control your spending, but it's a really effective outreach tool.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I can’t afford those things just like most of the people impacted by climate change. But maybe that’s the point of redirecting the focus to those actions.