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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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Looks like science, lies like propaganda. Inside a new wave of climate misinformation (www.anthropocenemagazine.org)
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An AI analysis shows that climate deniers increasingly use charts, data visuals, and academic design to appear trustworthy. Researchers warn that fact-checking alone can’t counter the power of these deceptive aesthetics.

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[–] Hackworth@piefed.ca 1 points 1 week ago

Good observation. One of the protections from this kind of appropriation is peer review (in every sense). As the amount of information available for review has shot up, the available time of peers capable of reviewing it has not risen to compensate. Additionally, we're developing more and more ways to compromise peer review itself. I think this is (in part) to blame for the rise of fascist elements in the world. This pressure (combined with the ratcheting up of climate change realities) has put humanity in a precarious position.