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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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French court convicts TotalEnergies of greenwashing over climate claims (www.lemonde.fr)
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Judges ruled on Thursday that the energy giant had misled consumers by overstating its carbon neutrality goals. The case could set a potential precedent for corporate climate advertising.

The lawsuit targeted around 40 "false advertisements," some of which are still being used, according to climate groups. It requested that TotalEnergies be required to stop using them and be required to put disclaimers on its ads that include warnings about the impact of fossil fuels on the climate.

See also:

  • The fuel, and controversies, that built TotalEnergies
    Founded in 1924 at the initiative of the French state, the group is now one of the world's leading oil companies. Confronted with a number of scandals, notably environmental, it's now accused of undermining the energy transition and enriching itself at the expense of climate change.
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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 8 points 5 months ago

Is it gonna be a slap on the wrist?