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Discussion of climate, how it is changing, activism around that, the politics, and the energy systems change we need in order to stabilize things.

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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[–] EtnaAtsume@lemmy.world 40 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Won't somebody please think of the productivity?

[–] Laser@feddit.org 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You're joking, but unfortunately this is the only logic some people respond to.

[–] snoons@piefed.ca 5 points 1 day ago

For some yes, but others will only start behaving responsibly when it impacts their bottom line. Until then it will mean nothing to them. They will hear it, and read about it, but they'll ignore it.

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I do, that's why I work public sector. I work well because it's going to make someone else's life easier

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I like not paying high prices for food though.