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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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British Gas Given Under the Radar Access to COP29 Climate Summit | The boss of the UK’s largest gas supplier is listed as a representative of an African NGO. (www.desmog.com)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Okay I know this one - it’s like putting lawn chairs out in front of the steamroller that’s been approaching the town for months. ‘We can make some more money selling “steamroller” themed tshirts and merchandise’. It’s like trying to convince father dougal that the cow isn’t small, it’s just a long way away.