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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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Canada’s tailpipe sales jump in 2025 as all-electrics plunge (www.nationalobserver.com)
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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 7 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

oh course, Canadians are fucking hick idiots. We killed the carbon tax bEcAuSe It cOsT uS mONeY, then ran out and bought SUVs and pickups because EV incentives were also killed.

Now I see the tears swelling up in brahs eyes as the pumps roll over $250, and that tank won't last long. But where is the Troodow to Fuck!?? Sorry, he's gone and fucking Katy Perry.

Pay up, bitches.

[–] FederatedFreedom1981@lemmy.ca 1 points 16 hours ago

Yup, it sucks that my fellow countrymen don't see the benefits of EVs. Sometimes trying to convince them of it is like trying to pull a rotten tusk out of a grumpy walrus.

As for myself, I currently have a mid-sized sedan, but the next vehicle purchase will be PHEV or full EV, depending on when it needs to be made. As it is, I'm going to get a bike for my work commute in the warmer months. At least I can mitigate some of the damage about six months of the year.