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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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Analysis: UK emissions fall 2.4% in 2025 as coal hits 400-year low (www.carbonbrief.org)
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[โ€“] Dogyote@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A 400 year low? Are they even burning coal? How much coal were they burning in 1626?

[โ€“] silence7@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago

Not burning coal for electricity anymore. They are a bit for steel production I think.

I think the 1600s was the start of the cutover from wood to coal for heat and cooking