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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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California Governor Newsom plays climate warrior, compromiser and coy candidate (calmatters.org)
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[โ€“] andrewrgross@slrpnk.net 18 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

I greatly dislike Newsom, but tbh this article is less damning then the headline sounds.

Ultimately, the only thing that will reliably stop Newsom from becoming president is a better alternative. I loathe him, but we need to talk less about him and more about who is going to beat him.

AOC? Elizabeth Warren? Is Lina Khan interested??

[โ€“] Moon@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

AOC is the best option! Down with Corporate Newsom selling out vulnerable people for a quick buck with the far-right.

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