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

And the reason you're getting push back is because that is because yes we get it, capitalism is the arch vampire, but it's avatars in the boardrooms wearing the suits are still "real villain."

If the science was ambiguous they could claim they just did it for money and didn't care, but they fucking KNEW. Seriously go watch an episode of captain planet and tell me how it's different than actual cartoon villainy...

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

"Pushback"

You lunatics need to calm the fuck down, you alienate anyone that doesn't fall into your ridiculous hivemind with personal attacks and toxic behaviour.

Literally quibbling over semantics and it immediately becomes personal and hateful.

I am done with all of you, there is no discussion only vile behaviour.